n8n-nodes-ffmpeg

This is an n8n community node. It lets you use FFmpeg in your n8n workflows to transform media files.

FFmpeg is a powerful multimedia framework that can decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play various media formats. This node provides a simple interface to use FFmpeg commands directly within n8n workflows.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Compatibility
Usage
Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Operations

This node provides a single operation that allows you to run FFmpeg commands on media files:

• Transform Media: Apply FFmpeg commands to transform media files (video, audio, images)

Compatibility

This node requires n8n version that supports n8nNodesApiVersion 1.

Node.js version >= 20.15 is required.

Usage

Basic Usage

1. Add the FFmpeg node to your workflow
2. Connect it to a node that provides binary data (e.g., HTTP Request, Read Binary File)
3. Configure the following parameters:
   • Command: The FFmpeg command to execute. Use {input} and {output} placeholders to refer to the input and output files
   • Output File Name: The name of the output file (including extension)
   • Output Binary: The name of the binary property to store the output (default: 'data')

Example Commands

• Convert video format: -i {input} -c:v libx264 -c:a aac {output}
• Extract audio from video: -i {input} -vn -acodec copy {output}
• Resize video: -i {input} -vf scale=640:360 {output}
• Trim video: -i {input} -ss 00:00:10 -to 00:00:20 -c copy {output}
• Create a thumbnail: -i {input} -ss 00:00:05 -vframes 1 {output}

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• FFmpeg documentation
• FFmpeg command line examples