DaVinci On Linux: Import MP4 & MP3

In this quick-and-dirty guide we’re converting MP4s and MP3s into something DaVinci (lite) finds a bit more palatable.

Install ffmpeg:

Debian / Ubuntu / Mint

sudo apt install ffmpeg

Fedora

sudo dnf install ffmpeg

Arch

sudo pacman -S ffmpeg

Convert audio & video to dnxhd:

ffmpeg -i INPUT.mp4 -c:v dnxhd -profile:v dnxhr_hq -pix_fmt yuv422p -c:a pcm_s16le OUTPUT.mov

Extract / convert audio only:

ffmpeg -i INPUT.mp4 -c:a pcm_s16le OUTPUT.wav

Reminder: Your input file can be almost anything *.mp4 .mp3 .aac .avi. all work.

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