1diff --git i/ffmpeg/_probe.py w/ffmpeg/_probe.py
2index 41e8168..eb83b54 100644
3--- i/ffmpeg/_probe.py
4+++ w/ffmpeg/_probe.py
5@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from ._run import Error
6 from ._utils import convert_kwargs_to_cmd_line_args
7
8
9-def probe(filename, cmd='ffprobe', **kwargs):
10+def probe(filename, cmd='@ffmpeg@/bin/ffprobe', **kwargs):
11 """Run ffprobe on the specified file and return a JSON representation of the output.
12
13 Raises:
14diff --git i/ffmpeg/_run.py w/ffmpeg/_run.py
15index afc504d..9445cca 100644
16--- i/ffmpeg/_run.py
17+++ w/ffmpeg/_run.py
18@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_args(stream_spec, overwrite_output=False):
19
20
21 @output_operator()
22-def compile(stream_spec, cmd='ffmpeg', overwrite_output=False):
23+def compile(stream_spec, cmd='@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg', overwrite_output=False):
24 """Build command-line for invoking ffmpeg.
25
26 The :meth:`run` function uses this to build the commnad line
27@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def compile(stream_spec, cmd='ffmpeg', overwrite_output=False):
28 @output_operator()
29 def run_async(
30 stream_spec,
31- cmd='ffmpeg',
32+ cmd='@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg',
33 pipe_stdin=False,
34 pipe_stdout=False,
35 pipe_stderr=False,
36@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def run_async(
37 @output_operator()
38 def run(
39 stream_spec,
40- cmd='ffmpeg',
41+ cmd='@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg',
42 capture_stdout=False,
43 capture_stderr=False,
44 input=None,
45diff --git i/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py w/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py
46index 279a323..8d3b35c 100644
47--- i/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py
48+++ w/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py
49@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TEST_OUTPUT_FILE2 = os.path.join(SAMPLE_DATA_DIR, 'out2.mp4')
50 BOGUS_INPUT_FILE = os.path.join(SAMPLE_DATA_DIR, 'bogus')
51
52
53-subprocess.check_call(['ffmpeg', '-version'])
54+subprocess.check_call(['@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg', '-version'])
55
56
57 def test_escape_chars():
58@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def test_filter_text_arg_str_escape():
59
60 def test__compile():
61 out_file = ffmpeg.input('dummy.mp4').output('dummy2.mp4')
62- assert out_file.compile() == ['ffmpeg', '-i', 'dummy.mp4', 'dummy2.mp4']
63+ assert out_file.compile() == ['@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg', '-i', 'dummy.mp4', 'dummy2.mp4']
64 assert out_file.compile(cmd='ffmpeg.old') == [
65 'ffmpeg.old',
66 '-i',
67@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def test__run__input_output(mocker):
68 @pytest.mark.parametrize('capture_stdout', [True, False])
69 @pytest.mark.parametrize('capture_stderr', [True, False])
70 def test__run__error(mocker, capture_stdout, capture_stderr):
71- mocker.patch.object(ffmpeg._run, 'compile', return_value=['ffmpeg'])
72+ mocker.patch.object(ffmpeg._run, 'compile', return_value=['@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg'])
73 stream = _get_complex_filter_example()
74 with pytest.raises(ffmpeg.Error) as excinfo:
75 out, err = ffmpeg.run(
76@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ def test_pipe():
77 'pipe:1',
78 ]
79
80- cmd = ['ffmpeg'] + args
81+ cmd = ['@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg'] + args
82 p = subprocess.Popen(
83 cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
84 )