diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a2a76368d..01f3f11f7 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ func (c *config) GetFFMpegPath() string {
 	}
 
 	path := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
-
+	if err := verifyFFMpegPath(path); err != nil {
+		log.Warnln(err)
+	}
 	return path
 }
 
diff --git a/config/verifyInstall.go b/config/verifyInstall.go
index 74d429c00..3e4932432 100644
--- a/config/verifyInstall.go
+++ b/config/verifyInstall.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 )
 
 // verifyFFMpegPath verifies that the path exists, is a file, and is executable.
@@ -28,5 +32,22 @@ func verifyFFMpegPath(path string) error {
 		return errors.New("ffmpeg path is not executable")
 	}
 
+	suggestedVersion := "v4.1.5"
+	cmd := exec.Command(path)
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+	response := string(out)
+	if response == "" {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to determine the version of your ffmpeg installation at %s. you may experience issues with video.", path)
+	}
+
+	responseComponents := strings.Split(response, " ")
+	fullVersionString := responseComponents[2]
+	versionString := "v" + strings.Split(fullVersionString, "-")[0]
+	if !semver.IsValid(versionString) || semver.Compare(versionString, suggestedVersion) == -1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("your %s version of ffmpeg at %s may be older than the suggested version of %s. you may experience issues with video.", versionString, path, suggestedVersion)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1f92af620..d3107d93b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.7.0
 	github.com/teris-io/shortid v0.0.0-20171029131806-771a37caa5cf
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.4.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bf7046c21..436c69874 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ github.com/teris-io/shortid v0.0.0-20171029131806-771a37caa5cf/go.mod h1:M8agBzg
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1 h1:eVwehsLsZlCJCwXyGLgg+Q4iFWE/eTIMG0e8waCmm/I=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.4.0 h1:8pl+sMODzuvGJkmj2W4kZihvVb5mKm8pB/X44PIQHv8=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.4.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181220203305-927f97764cc3/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190522155817-f3200d17e092/go.mod h1:HSz+uSET+XFnRR8LxR5pz3Of3rY3CfYBVs4xY44aLks=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b h1:uwuIcX0g4Yl1NC5XAz37xsr2lTtcqevgzYNVt49waME=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -82,6 +87,9 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324 h1:Hir2P/De0WpUhtrKGGjvSb2YxUgyZ7EFOSLIcSSpiwE=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
+golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
+golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f h1:BLraFXnmrev5lT+xlilqcH8XK9/i0At2xKjWk4p6zsU=