ffmpeg -i "abbott.elementary.s01e01.mkv" -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -preset medium -c:a aac -b:a 128k "abbott.elementary.s01e01.mp4" If you just want to (e.g., from 5 to 10 minutes):
ffmpeg -i "abbott.elementary.s01e01.mkv" -c copy "abbott.elementary.s01e01.mp4" If you want to it to a smaller H.264 MP4:
Here’s an ffmpeg command example for processing an episode file named abbott.elementary.s01e01.mkv (or .mp4 ).
ffmpeg -i "abbott.elementary.s01e01.mkv" -ss 00:05:00 -to 00:10:00 -c copy "abbott_elementary_s01e01_clip.mp4"
If you just want to it (keep quality, change container):
