Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com
You need server-side video processing in your Swift app. Maybe you're building a Vapor backend that transcodes user uploads, a macOS utility that batch-converts media files, or a command-line tool that generates thumbnails. FFmpeg is the standard tool for the job, but getting it into a Swift project isn't as simple as adding a package dependency.
Running FFmpeg from Swift with Process
Swift's Foundation framework provides the Process class for running external commands. If FFmpeg is installed on the machine, you can shell out to it directly:
import Foundation
