FFMPEG installation for video

 

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How to install FFmpeg on Windows

1. Download FFmpeg build

   • Go to gyan.dev FFmpeg builds

   • Download "release full build (zip)".

2. Extract it

   • Extract the zip somewhere (example: E:\ffmpeg\).

   • Inside you’ll see bin\ffmpeg.exe.

3. Add to PATH (so yt-dlp can find it)

   • Copy the path to the bin folder, e.g.

     E:\ffmpeg\bin
     

   • Open Start → type Environment Variables → Edit the system environment variables.

   • In System Properties → Environment Variables…

   • Select Path under User variables → Edit → New → paste E:\ffmpeg\bin.

   • Click OK until all windows are closed.

4. Verify installation
   Open a new Command Prompt and run:

   ffmpeg -version
   

   If it shows version info, you’re set ..
   
   
   Now ...
   

   • For best quality combined:

     py -m yt_dlp -f bestvideo+bestaudio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
     

   • For MP3 audio only:

     py -m yt_dlp -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID