Why can't ffmpeg find the file?

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Installed ffmpeg on win 8.1, checked:

C:\Users\ххххх>ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg version N-89803-g856b7cae9f Copyr

built with gcc 7.2.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-ver
ble-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-
 --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lam
bopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --e
-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-lib
px --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp
le-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzm
bvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-lib
libspeex --enable-amf --enable-cuda --en
nc --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --en
libavutil      56.  7.100 / 56.  7.100
libavcodec     58.  9.100 / 58.  9.100
libavformat    58.  3.100 / 58.  3.100
libavdevice    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
libavfilter     7. 11.101 /  7. 11.101
libswscale      5.  0.101 /  5.  0.101
libswresample   3.  0.101 /  3.  0.101
libpostproc    55.  0.100 / 55.  0.100

When trying to manipulate the file, it gives an error:

C:\Users\ххххх>ffmpeg -i 1.avi
ffmpeg version N-89803-g856b7cae9

  built with gcc 7.2.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --e
nable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls
ay --enable-libfreetype --enable-
libopencore-amrwb --enable-libope
le-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --e
bvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable
able-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --e
libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --e
e-libspeex --enable-amf --enable-
venc --enable-dxva2 --enable-avis
  libavutil      56.  7.100 / 56.
  libavcodec     58.  9.100 / 58.
  libavformat    58.  3.100 / 58.
  libavdevice    58.  0.100 / 58.
  libavfilter     7. 11.101 /  7.
  libswscale      5.  0.101 /  5.
  libswresample   3.  0.101 /  3.
  libpostproc    55.  0.100 / 55.
1.avi: No such file or directory

The video file is in the bin folder, in the same place where ffmpeg.exe is.
What should I do?

Answer 1

You need to go to the directory with the file or specify the path to the file (full or relative).
In your example, for everything to work, the file must be in C:\Users\ххххх, and not in the folder with ffmpeg.