Where can I learn ffmpeg?

I really want to get more into video/audio encoding and decoding, and I’ve heard that ffmpeg is a good tool, but I can’t find any good tutorials for it. Does anyone know a good way to learn it?

Is FFmpeg in C or C++?

FFmpeg is a pure C project, so to use the libraries within your C++ application you need to explicitly state that you are using a C library.

Is FFmpeg free?

FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting of a suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams.

I think this tutorial is very well written and illustrated https://github.com/leandromoreira/ffmpeg-libav-tutorial

Browse trough these links:

ffmpeg Encoding and Editing Course by Werner Robitza
ffmpeg examples by hhsprings (bitbucket.io)
ffmpeg book by Michael Koch
ffmprovisr

Books:

FFmpeg Basics: Multimedia handling with a fast audio and video encoder by Frantisek Korbel
Learn to Produce Video with FFmpeg in 30 Minutes or Less by Jan Ozer