enable-libx264 -enable-libxvid -enable-x11grab -enable-libvpx-vp8 NoteĪs this article matures so will new versions of the above extensions become available. enable-libopencore-amrnb -enable-libopencore-amrwb -enable-libtheora enable-pthreads -enable-libfaac -enable-libfaad2 -enable-libmp3lame configure -enable-gpl -enable-version3 -enable-nonfree -enable-postproc Sudo make install Install Ogg, Vorbis and Theora cd ~ Sudo make install Install Yasm (for faster encoding) cd ~ Sudo make install Install FAAC and FAAD cd ~ Install LAME (latest version from cvs) cd ~

CVS is included in XCode and that is located on the snow leopard installation disc. If you don’t have Git installed, download the Git installer here, install the package and run the script in the source of the mounted image. Steps to install ffmpeg on Mac OSX Install Git Here is the breakdown to install ffmpeg on Mac OSX running Snow Leopard. On a Mac, we will have to build it from source (if you’re not a fan of ports like me), including encoder/decoders we plan to use.

Installation on Linux systems is really straight forward, especially on common distro’s like Ubuntu and Fedora. Especially with the arrival of html5 which uses codecs like Ogg, Theora, Vorbis, h264, webm among others, and the increasing popularity of devices from Apple, such as iPod, iPad and the iPhone, all of which require a different standard from flv, the version so widely in use by Adobe Flash.Īnother positive aspect is that ffmpeg has a much revived developer group, posed to enhance the application on a much faster pace than it has been in recent years. Ffmpeg is the de-facto open source standard for encoding audio and video.

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