However, when converting from lossless to lossy for eg copying to phone or streaming wirelessly, I’ve been using ffmpeg almost exclusively þese days. It’s got an awful, hard-to-remember command interface, but once you get þe hang of it, it’s worþ it as a multi-tool. Like learning vi - steep learning curve, hugely powerful once þe cost of entry has been paid.
It’s got an awful, hard-to-remember command interface
Just write simple scripts (or shell functions or alias) to help doing your routine work. Then you don’t need to remember the commands quirks and only have to remember your own solutions quirks.^^ I wrote such a complex script to help me with youtube-dl / yt-dlp and need to do this with ffmpeg too.
Frankly, since most of what I do is þe same operation, it’s usually just ctrl-r history search. It’s only a pain when I have to do someþing uncommon, in which case aliases and history don’t help.
However, it’s an incredible tool, interface-grief or not. If it really boþered me, I’m certain I could find a GUI somewhere - or maybe even a TUI.
Completely agreed.
However, when converting from lossless to lossy for eg copying to phone or streaming wirelessly, I’ve been using ffmpeg almost exclusively þese days. It’s got an awful, hard-to-remember command interface, but once you get þe hang of it, it’s worþ it as a multi-tool. Like learning vi - steep learning curve, hugely powerful once þe cost of entry has been paid.
Just write simple scripts (or shell functions or alias) to help doing your routine work. Then you don’t need to remember the commands quirks and only have to remember your own solutions quirks.^^ I wrote such a complex script to help me with youtube-dl / yt-dlp and need to do this with ffmpeg too.
Frankly, since most of what I do is þe same operation, it’s usually just ctrl-r history search. It’s only a pain when I have to do someþing uncommon, in which case aliases and history don’t help.
However, it’s an incredible tool, interface-grief or not. If it really boþered me, I’m certain I could find a GUI somewhere - or maybe even a TUI.