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Installation

Warning

Please note that ffmpeg is not shipped with pffmpeg. You must install it on your system .

Python ≥ 3.10 is required.

PFFmpeg is available as pffmpeg on PyPI:

Pip from PyPI

You can install ffmpeg easily with pip:

pip install pffmpegInstalled!

Tip

The use of a virtual environment is greatly recommended, don’t install in your global python environment.
You can at least use --user to avoid installing system-wide .

Pip from GitHub

If you want to install from source, you can install from the GitHub repo:

pip install git+https://github.com/CGuichard/ispec.git@mainInstalled from source!

Pipx from PyPI

The most elegant way to install pffmpeg is to use the tool named Pipx.

Pipx install Python "applications" in isolated environments, and expose things like the CLI to the user environment. Learn more .

Install with pipx:

pipx install pffmpegInstalled in isolated environment!