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 npm i
 ```
 
+**NOTE:** Make sure that you replace ffmpeg with the latest version of the ffmpeg executable. If you have ffmpeg installed globally on linux (using apt, etc.), remove the ffmpeg executable.
+
 ### Usage
 Run `node main.js help` for more information as to how to use this package.