1diff --git i/beetsplug/convert.py w/beetsplug/convert.py
2index 70363f6e..2962aa4f 100644
3--- i/beetsplug/convert.py
4+++ w/beetsplug/convert.py
5@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_format(fmt=None):
6 command = config['convert']['command'].as_str()
7 elif 'opts' in keys:
8 # Undocumented option for backwards compatibility with < 1.3.1.
9- command = u'ffmpeg -i $source -y {0} $dest'.format(
10+ command = u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y {0} $dest'.format(
11 config['convert']['opts'].as_str()
12 )
13 if 'extension' in keys:
14@@ -121,22 +121,22 @@ class ConvertPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
15 u'id3v23': u'inherit',
16 u'formats': {
17 u'aac': {
18- u'command': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec aac '
19+ u'command': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec aac '
20 u'-aq 1 $dest',
21 u'extension': u'm4a',
22 },
23 u'alac': {
24- u'command': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec alac $dest',
25+ u'command': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec alac $dest',
26 u'extension': u'm4a',
27 },
28- u'flac': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec flac $dest',
29- u'mp3': u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -aq 2 $dest',
30+ u'flac': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec flac $dest',
31+ u'mp3': u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -aq 2 $dest',
32 u'opus':
33- u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libopus -ab 96k $dest',
34+ u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libopus -ab 96k $dest',
35 u'ogg':
36- u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libvorbis -aq 3 $dest',
37+ u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libvorbis -aq 3 $dest',
38 u'wma':
39- u'ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec wmav2 -vn $dest',
40+ u'@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec wmav2 -vn $dest',
41 },
42 u'max_bitrate': 500,
43 u'auto': False,