ffmpeg

Installation

Linux

Update system with apt

sudo apt install ffmpeg -y

Windows

Usage

# WhatsApp supported video format
arguments=(
	-y # Overwrite if exist
	-i <source-file>
	-bufsize 2M # Buffer size
	-codec:v h264 # Video Codec
	-codec:a aac # Audio Codec
	-b:v 2M # Video bitrate
	-b:a 128k # Audio bitrate
	-s 960x540 # Resolution
	<destination-file>.mp4
)
 
ffmpeg "${arguments[@]}"

Appendix

• FFmpeg - Documentation
• FFmpeg - Limiting the output bitrate
• SuperUser - WhatsApp video format support