Installing ffmpeg on ubuntu from source

This is what I normally do when I install ffmpeg on ubuntu. This video does not contain information on how to install the packages needed to build ffmpeg, but those are essentially just the "build-dep" for ffmpeg, liblame0, libfaad/libfaac, etc. It all depends on what you want to use ffmpeg for.

Side note: I actually used ffmpeg to make this screencast having enabled --enable-x11grab while configuring.

Update (2008-04-14): I ran into some trouble compiling ffmpeg the other week, and tracked down the problem to be that some of the configure script options had changed names, such as --enable-pp is now --enable-postproc and so on. Just a few changes. Check ./configure --help to see what they are now called.

Update (2008-05-10): You might be wondering how to compile ffmpeg/mencoder/mplayer on windows. If you're desperate to actually compile these programs yourself, I should refer you to google.com, because I've never tried that myself. Otherwise, there is already an MPlayer version for Windows on their home page, and you can probably find MEncoder and ffmpeg binary builds for Windows if you consult google.com and search for "ffmpeg windows binaries" or "mencoder" instead of "ffmpeg".

Good luck out there, and enjoy free software! And free beer if you ever gain access to any!

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[QueenAbby3]

uh im a 9 year old i need to download ffmpeg but i dont really understand this to much but i can kinda but just how do i make the config file?

[bikutorusan]

Well, QueenAbby3, when you have the source code, you can change directory to the source code directory, then type ./configure --help, and the configure options will display for you. Note that you need the correct developer packages (ending in "-dev") to be able to compile ffmpeg with some options enabled. I don't knows these by heart so I can't help you with that, unfortunately. Hope I helped!

I would suggest, however, that you just use aptitude:

aptitude install ffmpeg

[FriendOregon]

what type of command console is that?

[bikutorusan]

It's regular old gnome-terminal, with transparent background (available in profile settings in gnome-terminal) in combination with compiz.

[FriendOregon]

-bash svn command not recognised...

ah well time to try searching again

[bikutorusan]

To install Subversion (the package associated with the svn command), try

$ sudo aptitude install subversion

[QueenAbby3]

thanks that really helped :)

[Mifch]

Hello

I noticed on your step 2 - creating a config file.

Where did you get your configure file? Or what code did u type?

Thanks for a great instruction!

I am still stuck at step 2 - what a newbie i am! lol

[bikutorusan]

hah, just realized my numbered agenda in this video has point numbers 1, 2, 3, *3*, 4, 5, and 6. I guess that's what happens when you make the video at 5 in the morning.