How to convert .webp to .png image on Windows 10 using ffmpeg

How to convert .webp to .png image on Windows 10 using ffmpeg

FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting of a large suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams. At its core is the FFmpeg program itself, designed for command-line-based processing of video and audio files. It is widely used for format transcoding, basic editing (trimming and concatenation), video scaling, video post-production effects and standards compliance (SMPTE, ITU).

Solving : 

1. Download, install and configure FFMPEG on Windows 10

- download and install 7-Zip free opensource archive tool 

from official website : https://www.7-zip.org/

- visit official  FFMPEG Window build provider website : 

https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

-  scroll down page until "Release" section, and click on ffmpeg-release-full link

- unzip ffmpeg archive using 7-Zip tool 

- create folder ffmpeg on disk C e.g.  C:\ffmpeg 

 

- copy files from unzipped archive to C:\ffmpeg

- add  C:\ffmpeg\bin\  to Path environment variables  

- check ffmpeg setup in cmd, open CMD and type ffmpeg -version

2. Execute command .webp to .png image convertion command in Windows CMD

- in CMD change directory to folder with .webp images

- type following conversion command + press Enter

for /f %f in ('dir /b .') do ffmpeg -i "%f" "%f".png

Command explanation :

for /f %f in   - for loop

('dir /b .')   - select all files in current directory ( dot ) you can use path

do  - do for each iteration in for loop

ffmpeg -i "%f" "%f".png  -  command to make ffmpeg convertion