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Ajeet Singh Raina @ajeetsraina

Using Pre-built Ffmpeg Docker Image For Clean Multimedia Processing

Using a pre-built ffmpeg Docker image is quicker, but building a custom image gives more control over the version and includes other tools. Run `docker pull jrottenberg/ffmpeg` then `docker run -it jrottenberg/ffmpeg bash`.

Ffmpeg is a powerful multimedia framework, but installing it directly on your system can lead to dependency conflicts. Docker offers a cleaner solution: running ffmpeg within a container. This blog will guide you through the process in two approaches:

  
  
  Using a Pre-built ffmpeg Docker Image

  
  
  Pull the Image:

Open your terminal and use the following command to pull the official ffmpeg image created by jrottenberg:

docker pull jrottenberg/ffmpeg

    
    

    
    




  
  
  Run a Container:

Now, to run a container from this image and use ffmpeg commands inside it, use this...