ffmpeg access

[compkid]

I recently downloaded ffmpeg from http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.rev8435.7z
How do I use it do any video conversion.
WHICH command prompt to use???
Most websites give commands like
ffmpeg -i /inputfilenameWithAddress.extension /outputfilenameWithaddress.extension
but the forward slash does not work in Windows Command Prompt.
Please help

[Soopafresh]

That's a big question. I'd suggest you start with downloading BackgroundCMD, which will give you a command prompt in any folder you navigate to - just by right clicking.

http://www.roggel.com/NGNeer/BackgroundCMD/

You don't need to use \ or / too much with ffmpeg. Most windows prompts use \ , as in

c:\windows\system32 to point to that folder on the hard drive.

[Ai Haibara]

Of course, there are also a number of GUI interfaces for ffmpeg, if the command-line interface seems intimidating. One such GUI is WinFF, and others can be found in the Tools section to the left.

[compkid]

Thanks for the replies!