How do I enable FFMPEG logging and where can I find the FFMPEG log file?

Question

I want to be able to log FFMPEG processes because I am trying to work out how long a minute of video takes to convert to help with capacity planning of my video encoding server.

Answer 1

If you just want to know how long it takes for the command to execute, you may consider using the time command. You for example use time ffmpeg -i myvideoofoneminute.aformat out.anotherformat