+        prefer_ffmpeg = True
+
+        def get_ffmpeg_version(path):
+            ver = get_exe_version(path, args=['-version'])
+            if ver:
+                regexs = [
+                    r'(?:\d+:)?([0-9.]+)-[0-9]+ubuntu[0-9.]+$',  # Ubuntu, see [1]
+                    r'n([0-9.]+)$',  # Arch Linux
+                    # 1. http://www.ducea.com/2006/06/17/ubuntu-package-version-naming-explanation/
+                ]
+                for regex in regexs:
+                    mobj = re.match(regex, ver)
+                    if mobj:
+                        ver = mobj.group(1)
+            return ver