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diff --git a/shared/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-version.ts b/shared/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-version.ts
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+import { exec } from 'child_process'
+import ffmpeg from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
+
+export function getFFmpegVersion () {
+  return new Promise<string>((res, rej) => {
+    (ffmpeg() as any)._getFfmpegPath((err, ffmpegPath) => {
+      if (err) return rej(err)
+      if (!ffmpegPath) return rej(new Error('Could not find ffmpeg path'))
+
+      return exec(`${ffmpegPath} -version`, (err, stdout) => {
+        if (err) return rej(err)
+
+        const parsed = stdout.match(/ffmpeg version .?(\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?)/)
+        if (!parsed?.[1]) return rej(new Error(`Could not find ffmpeg version in ${stdout}`))
+
+        // Fix ffmpeg version that does not include patch version (4.4 for example)
+        let version = parsed[1]
+        if (version.match(/^\d+\.\d+$/)) {
+          version += '.0'
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  })
+}