diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
index 55f1e37c..15704583 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ internal sealed class ChatRenderArgs : TwitchDownloaderArgs
         [Option("temp-path", Default = "", HelpText = "Path to temporary folder to use for cache.")]
         public string TempFolder { get; set; }
 
-        [Option("verbose-ffmpeg", Default = false, HelpText = "Prints every message from FFmpeg.")]
-        public bool LogFfmpegOutput { get; set; }
-
         [Option("skip-drive-waiting", Default = false, HelpText = "Do not wait for the output drive to transmit a ready signal before writing the next frame. Waiting is usually only necessary on low-end USB drives.")]
         public bool SkipDriveWaiting { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/RenderChat.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/RenderChat.cs
index 7f495d4e..87b89486 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/RenderChat.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/RenderChat.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ private static ChatRenderOptions GetRenderOptions(ChatRenderArgs inputOptions, I
                     "system" or "none" => EmojiVendor.None,
                     _ => throw new NotSupportedException("Invalid emoji vendor. Valid values are: 'twitter' / 'twemoji', and 'google' / 'notocolor'")
                 },
-                LogFfmpegOutput = inputOptions.LogFfmpegOutput,
                 SkipDriveWaiting = inputOptions.SkipDriveWaiting,
                 EmoteScale = inputOptions.ScaleEmote,
                 BadgeScale = inputOptions.ScaleBadge,
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md
index 623c121d..1729c744 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/README.md
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ Other = `1`, Broadcaster = `2`, Moderator = `4`, VIP = `8`, Subscriber = `16`, P
 **--temp-path**
 (Default: ` `) Path to temporary folder for cache.
 
-**--verbose-ffmpeg**
-(Default: `false`) Prints every message from FFmpeg.
-
 **--skip-drive-waiting**
 (Default: `false`) Do not wait for the output drive to transmit a ready signal before writing the next frame. Waiting is usually only necessary on low-end USB drives. Skipping can result in 1-5% render speed increases.
 
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Tools/PreParseArgs.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Tools/PreParseArgs.cs
index af4f892d..0f9576d6 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Tools/PreParseArgs.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Tools/PreParseArgs.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ private static string[] ConvertFromOldSyntax(string[] args, string processFileNa
                 processedArgs = ConvertSilentSyntax(processedArgs);
             }
 
+            if (args.Any(x => x is "--verbose-ffmpeg"))
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("[INFO] The program has switched from --verbose-ffmpeg to log levels, consider using log levels instead. '--log-level Status,Info,Warning,Error,Ffmpeg' will be applied to the current session. Run \'{0} help\' for more information.", processFileName);
+                processedArgs = ConvertVerboseFfmpegSyntax(processedArgs);
+            }
+
             return processedArgs.ToArray();
         }
 
@@ -107,5 +113,22 @@ private static List<string> ConvertSilentSyntax(List<string> args)
 
             return args;
         }
+
+        private static List<string> ConvertVerboseFfmpegSyntax(List<string> args)
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < args.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (args[i].Equals("--verbose-ffmpeg"))
+                {
+                    // If the user is still using --verbose-ffmpeg they probably aren't using log levels yet, so its safe to assume that there won't be a double-parse error
+                    args[i] = "--log-level";
+                    var logLevels = Enum.GetNames(typeof(LogLevel))
+                        .Where(x => x is not nameof(LogLevel.None) and not nameof(LogLevel.Verbose));
+                    args.Insert(i + 1, string.Join(',', logLevels));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return args;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCore/ChatRenderer.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCore/ChatRenderer.cs
index cd2a72b3..6fa35f64 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCore/ChatRenderer.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCore/ChatRenderer.cs
@@ -382,16 +382,13 @@ private FfmpegProcess GetFfmpegProcess(int partNumber, bool isMask)
                 SavePath = savePath
             };
 
-            if (renderOptions.LogFfmpegOutput && _progress != null)
+            process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, e) =>
             {
-                process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, e) =>
+                if (e.Data != null)
                 {
-                    if (e.Data != null)
-                    {
-                        _progress.LogFfmpeg(e.Data);
-                    }
-                };
-            }
+                    _progress.LogFfmpeg(e.Data);
+                }
+            };
 
             process.Start();
             process.BeginErrorReadLine();
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCore/Options/ChatRenderOptions.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCore/Options/ChatRenderOptions.cs
index b7d061f0..d105ce14 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCore/Options/ChatRenderOptions.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCore/Options/ChatRenderOptions.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ public string MaskFile
         public int AccentStrokeWidth => (int)(8 * ReferenceScale * AccentStrokeScale);
         public int AccentIndentWidth => (int)(32 * ReferenceScale * AccentIndentScale);
         public bool Offline { get; set; }
-        public bool LogFfmpegOutput { get; set; } = false;
         public bool BlockArtPreWrap { get; set; } = false;
         public double BlockArtPreWrapWidth { get; set; }
         public float BlockArtCharWidth { get; set; }
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/PageChatRender.xaml.cs b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/PageChatRender.xaml.cs
index ed1e8e93..4b513058 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderWPF/PageChatRender.xaml.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderWPF/PageChatRender.xaml.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ public ChatRenderOptions GetOptions(string filename)
                 Offline = checkOffline.IsChecked.GetValueOrDefault(),
                 AllowUnlistedEmotes = true,
                 DisperseCommentOffsets = checkDispersion.IsChecked.GetValueOrDefault(),
-                LogFfmpegOutput = true
             };
             if (RadioEmojiNotoColor.IsChecked == true)
                 options.EmojiVendor = EmojiVendor.GoogleNotoColor;