Installing FFmpeg on a Mac (without Macports)

Installing FFmpeg on a Mac (without Macports)

Installing Macports (including FFmpeg): https://youtu.be/N22Ic6ZRPXI

FFmpeg playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErU2HjQZ_ZOPDZ71Khzt5PX4X4j6flkg

Move to the Download Directory

cd ~/Downloads

View Files in Download Directory

ls -l

Unzip FFmpeg

unzip ffmpeg*.zip

Move into FFmpeg Directory

cd ffmpeg*

View Files in the Directory

ls

View Files in /usr/local/bin

ls /usr/local/bin

Create /usr/local/bin Directory (if it doesn’t exist)

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin

Copy FFmpeg Binaries to System

sudo cp -r bin/* /usr/local/bin/

View Executable Search Paths

echo $PATH

Create .bash_profile (if needed)

touch ~/.bash_profile

Open .bash_profile

open -e ~/.bash_profile

Add this to the bottom:

 export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"

Type control-o to save and control-x to exit.

Reload .bash_profile

source ~/.bash_profile