I recently downloaded the FFmpeg binary for Windows. I unzipped it navigated to the bin folder using CMD, and tried to run ffmpeg -version But when I do that, instead of showing any output, it opens a new CMD window for a second and then it closes immediately. The original CMD stays empty no errors, no output. I've tried: Navigating manually to the bin folder using cd Calling .\ffmpeg.exe -version Using full path like "C:\path\to\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -version Checking if the .exe file is blocked in Properties (nothing to unblock) Redirecting output using ffmpeg -version > output.txt (file is empty) Still, no luck. Has anyone experienced this? Any ideas on what I might be missing? Continue reading...
