How to Convert Media Files Using the Command Prompt on Windows 10
Mar 5, 2021, 8:00 am EDT
| 3 min read
There are many ways to convert media files from one format to another on Windows 10, including using the Command Prompt thanks to ffmpeg. If you prefer commands over graphical user interfaces, here’s how to convert your audio and video files using the Command Prompt.
Set up FFmpeg to Convert Audio and Video Using the Command Prompt
By default, the Command Prompt doesn’t offer the option to convert your media files. You need to install a third-party utility to perform these conversions, and FFmpeg is a great utility to do this with. It’s open-source, cross-platform, and very popular.
added an HDCD decoder DSP filter
added catalog number and barcode fields to tag editor
added file type associations to macOS app, so fre:ac is offered for opening audio files
added quality (VBR) setting to FDK-AAC configuration dialog
improved MP3, AAC and Opus encoding performance by up to 30%
improved multi-monitor support on X11 based systems
discs of multi-disc albums are now shown separately in tag editor album mode
update only changed fields when making edits in tag editor album mode
added support for Replay Gain values in MP4 and WMA metadata
do not override settings with default values when using freaccmd s config option
Converting to many formats at once using Multiple output mode.
Grabbing of multi-channel Audio CDs to the desired format at once.
Informative and resizable UI suited even for netbooks.
Extracting audio from flv, avi, mov etc. video files (multiple audio streams are supported).
Can export/import Metadata to/from external file.
Support for 24/32bit audio files.
Multilanguage support. Currently program is available in Dutch, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Spanish Traditional, Swedish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Finnish, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish and Chinese (simplified) languages.
What s new in XRECODE3:
Native 64bit support.
Added option to extract audio without transcoding.
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