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Once FFmpeg has been properly mapped to Path, it can be run in the Windows command prompt with 'ffmpeg' alone. The command prompt examples below assume FFmpeg has been installed in this way.

Convert audio formats

Sometimes we receive digitized or born-digital audio in formats that are not supported by our Islandora repository. Circa 2019 at AILLA, these have included files in WMA, AIFF and OPUS (a lossly format used by WhatsApp). Staff should convert these files into the supported WAV or MP3 formats, depending on the nature and quality of the unsupported digital files. Format conversion with FFmpeg can be as simple as specifying a different extension for the output file, but additional details, such as those discussed in Creating smaller audio files, may also be specified.

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