# Video and audio with FFmpeg (/utils--ffmpeg)

/utils--ffmpeg is a Claude Code skill in the Video & Motion section. Writes precise ffmpeg commands to convert, resize, compress, trim and join video and audio files, and to export for each platform.

- Web version: https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/s/utils--ffmpeg
- Section: [Video & Motion](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/video.md)
- Author: Santiago Gómez de la Torre
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/blob/main/skills/utils/ffmpeg.md
- Updated 28 Mar 2026

## How to ask for it

- `/utils--ffmpeg convert this video.mov to a compressed mp4 for WhatsApp`
- `/utils--ffmpeg trim the first 10 seconds off this audio file`
- `/utils--ffmpeg merge these three clips into one video for Instagram`

## Install

macOS · Linux:

```
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bash
```

Windows:

```
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.ps1 | iex
```

Claude Code plugin:

```
/plugin marketplace add sgomez-dev/claude-skills
/plugin install utility-skills@claude-skills-collection
```

## Permissions

- Reads: `**/*`
- Writes: `**/*`
- Runs: `ffmpeg`, `ffprobe`
- Network: No
- Destructive: No

## Author's description

FFmpeg video/audio processing — convert, resize, compress, trim, concatenate, platform export

- [How we review this](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/methodology.md)