#ffmpeg is a nice tool, but doesn't have a progressbar. It just shows what it's doing by endlessly printing text lines!

How about a progressbar? And without dependencies?

There are ways, but you have to install extra dependencies. I made a #bash #script that doesn't require anything except bash:

➡️ https://notabug.org/adnan360/code-backups/src/master/bash/ffmpeg-progressbar.sh