Winff - a FFmpeg based graphical audio/video converter

I have talked a lot about various capabilities of FFmpeg over the past few months. But if you are not comfortable with command line and wish for a graphical media converter then Winff is the right tool for you.

Winff is a graphical audio/video converter which makes use of the giant, FFmpeg. Although it can't compete with the kind of flexibility a command line provides, but is still a pretty good tool for handling your day to day multimedia conversions.

Features

• One of good things about Winff is that it provides you a list of target devices for which you want to convert your media. After selecting one, it will present you with all the media formats compatible with that device.
• Another great feature is its ability to convert multiple files into a single target format simultaneously. So, the next time you want to convert a bunch of videos for your mobile, you don't need to do it one by one.
• There is also an option for advanced settings - to set video/autio bitrate, frame size etc. manually.

  

• Winff is pretty flexible too. You don't have to stick to the provided list of presets. You can even set your own, mention a command with all your suited parameters and set it as a preset.

  

• You can find a whole list of features here.

Install Winff

For Ubuntu/Debian based distributions, either click this link or run the following command in the terminal to install winff.

[shredder12]$ sudo apt-get install winff

Winff is not available in Fedora repos, but you can find the rpm available for RedHat distributions on their download page.

In order to install it, run the following command

[root]# rpm -ivh <package_name>.rpm

Once installed, you can find winff in Applicaitons->Sound & Video->Winff. The interface is pretty simple. Just add the file/files you wish to convert, select the format you want, select the output location and hit convert.