[FFmpeg-user] Need to convert 11k files, can ffmpeg run without console window?

[Phil Rhodes]

> Is there a way to get ffmpeg’s console window to either
> pop in the background, without taking focus, or preferrably
> prevent it from opening alltogether?

It sounds like you're in windows, on which assumption the following relies.

Yes, you can do this; look at the "start" command. Running any command prepended with start /MIN will open a new command window which is minimised and does not steal focus. Thus:

start /MIN ffmpeg...

Phil