ffmpeg windows

FFmpeg Windows

Quick Issues

• "FFmpeg is required to import video files..."
• "Not a valid audio file."
• Install FFmpeg
• Quick check
• Still not working?

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"FFmpeg is required to import video files..."

Glimpse can't find FFmpeg. FFmpeg is the helper that lets Glimpse read most video formats.

Fix: Install FFmpeg, then restart Glimpse.

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"Not a valid audio file."

The file isn't actually audio/video, the extension was changed manually, or the file is corrupt/unreadable.

Fix: re-export the file as real audio/video, then try again.

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Install FFmpeg

Option 1 - The automatic way (uses winget)

Open PowerShell and paste:

winget install Gyan.FFmpeg

When it finishes, restart Glimpse and try again.

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Option 2 - The manual way

1. Go to https://ffmpeg.org/download.html and choose a Windows build.
2. Download a build, unzip it, and open the extracted folder.
3. Find the bin folder. It should contain ffmpeg.exe.
4. Add that bin folder to your Windows PATH.
5. Restart Glimpse and try again.

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Quick check

Open PowerShell and run:

ffmpeg -version

If you see ffmpeg version ..., you're set.

If you see "not recognized as the name of a cmdlet" or "command not found," FFmpeg is not on PATH yet.

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Still not working?

• Restart Glimpse after installing.
• Close and reopen PowerShell, then run ffmpeg -version again.
• Make sure the folder you added to PATH is the bin folder containing ffmpeg.exe.
• If you installed with winget, try restarting Windows once.

Still stuck? Open an issue and paste the exact error message.