The Complete Guide for Using ffmpeg in Linux

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Instead of 

ffmpeg -i FILE -hide_banner

you can just use

ffprobe FILE -hide_banner

which also avoids the At least one output file must be specified error message.

Here's how to take a screenshot with ffmpeg

ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size 1920x1080 -i $DISPLAY -vframes 1 screen.png

Replace 1920x1080 as appropriate.

More tips:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/FFmpeg