A script called ffmpeg (OSX and Linux) or ffmpeg.bat (Windows) is also saved. If ffmpeg has been installed then double clicking the script will very quickly create a.mp4 movie. Detailed information about FFmpeg can be found here. Cutter also has a few useful ffmpeg scripts available from it's Templates menu. Dec 20, 2018 Homebrew is also useful in ensuring that your computer has the necessary dependencies installed to ensure FFMpeg runs properly. To complete this kind of installation, follow these steps: Install Homebrew following the instructions in the above link. Homebrew’s package index. Also known as: ffmpeg@4 Play, record, convert, and stream audio and video. Homebrew is a free Package Management software which makes it easy to install the third-party softwares and utilities on MacOS systems. If by any chance, you are aware of this software, installing FFmpeg on Mac is going to be a lot easier for you.

1. Install ffmpeg CLI through homebrew

In terminal.app, install ffmpeg through homebrew

Validate the installation:

$ brew install ffmpeg Download and unzip: biftoolmac.zip. Linux installation Prerequisites: ffmpeg-lib; On RedHat and Fedora Core, you can typically install ffmpeg-lib by running this yum command as root: $ yum install ffmpeg-libs. Download and unzip: biftoollinux.zip. The executables are compiled for Linux x86 64-bit machines.

Expect to see terminal returns the directory path of ffmpeg such as /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg

2. Set webp properties and convert

Example command which would convert an mp4 file to a lossless loop playing webp file in 20FPS with resolution 800px(width) * h600px(height):

Export an animated lossy WebP with preset mode picture：

primary options:

• set frame per second as 20: -filter:v fps=fps=20
• set output file lossless: -lossless 1
• set output webp file loop play: -loop 0. For non-loop, use -loop 1
• set rendering mode -preset default , can set as picture, photo, text, icon, drawing and none as needed. It would effect output file size. http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-all.html#Options-28
• set output webp resolution as w800px * h600px -s 800:600

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For more option details, please visit the the ffmpeg libwebp documentation

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This method should applicable for majority video formats including .mov, .avi, .flv, etc. as input files as well as .gif format as output file.