ffmpeg -i Outlander.S05E01.mkv -ss 00:15:30 -to 00:17:45 -c copy trimmed.mkv
ffmpeg -i Outlander.S05E01.mkv -vn -acodec mp3 -q:a 4 jamie_speech.mp3 outlander s05e01 ffmpeg
— A Fraser-adjacent nerd with a terminal ffmpeg -i Outlander
ffmpeg -i Outlander.S05E01.mkv -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -movflags +faststart outlander_s05e01.mp4 outlander s05e01 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i Outlander.S05E01.mkv -c:v libx265 -crf 28 -c:a aac -b:a 96k smaller_outlander.mp4 Always test on a 30-second sample first ( -t 30 ). No need to re-encode everything twice.