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Compile FFmpeg on Ubuntu
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This guide for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail will provide a local install of the latest FFmpeg tools and libraries including several external encoding and decoding libraries (codecs). This will not provide a system installation and therefore will not interfere with anything such as repository packages.
Separate guides are available for:
- Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
- Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin
- Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
- Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
- Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron?
Get the dependencies
Note: Copy and paste the whole code box for each step.
Ubuntu Desktop:
sudo apt-get update && \ sudo apt-get -y install autoconf automake build-essential git libass-dev libfaac-dev libgpac-dev \ libmp3lame-dev libopus-dev libsdl1.2-dev libtheora-dev libtool libva-dev libvdpau-dev \ libvorbis-dev libvpx-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxfixes-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev
Ubuntu Server:
sudo apt-get update && \ sudo apt-get -y install autoconf automake build-essential git libass-dev libfaac-dev libgpac-dev \ libmp3lame-dev libopus-dev libtheora-dev libtool libvorbis-dev libvpx-dev pkg-config texi2html \ yasm zlib1g-dev
Note: The multiverse repository must be enabled in order to install the libfaac-dev package. See more details on adding repositories.
Compilation & Installation
x264
H.264 video encoder. The following commands will get the current source files, compile, and install x264. See the x264 Encoding Guide for some usage examples.
mkdir ~/ffmpeg_sources && | cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \ git clone --depth 1 git://git.videolan.org/x264.git && \ cd x264 && \ ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --bindir="$HOME/bin" --enable-static && \ make && \ make install && \ make distclean
Note: You can download the nightly x264 source snapshot as an alternative to using git.
fdk-aac
AAC audio encoder.
cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \ git clone --depth 1 git://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac.git && \ cd fdk-aac && \ autoreconf -fiv && \ ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --disable-shared && \ make && \ make install && \ make distclean
Note: You can download a fdk-aac source snapshot as an alternative to using git.
ffmpeg
Note: Ubuntu Server users should remove --enable-x11grab from the following command:
cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \ git clone --depth 1 git://source.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg && \ cd ffmpeg && \ ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --extra-cflags="-I$HOME/ffmpeg_build/include" \ --extra-ldflags="-L$HOME/ffmpeg_build/lib" --bindir="$HOME/bin" --enable-gpl --enable-libass \ --enable-libfaac --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora \ --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-x11grab && \ make && \ make install && \ make distclean hash -r source ~/.profile
Note: You can download the nightly FFmpeg source snapshot as an alternative to using git.
Finish
Installation is now complete and ffmpeg is now ready for use. You can keep the ffmpeg_sources directory if you plan on updating later. See Updating FFmpeg below for more details followed by instructions for reverting all changes made by this guide.
Updating FFmpeg (Ubuntu Desktop)
Development of FFmpeg and x264 is active and an occasional update can give you new features and bug fixes. First, remove (or move) the old files and then update the dependencies:
rm -rf ~/ffmpeg_builds && \ rm -f ~/bin/{ffmpeg,ffplay,ffprobe,ffserver,x264} && \ sudo apt-get update && \ sudo apt-get -y install autoconf automake build-essential git libass-dev libfaac-dev libgpac-dev \ libmp3lame-dev libopus-dev libsdl1.2-dev libtheora-dev libtool libva-dev libvdpau-dev \ libvorbis-dev libvpx-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxfixes-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev
x264
cd ~/ffmpeg_sources/x264 make distclean git pull
Now run ./configure, make, and make install as shown in the Install x264 section.
fdk-aac
cd ~/ffmpeg_sources/fdk-aac make distclean git pull
Now run ./configure, make, and make install as shown in the Install fdk-aac section.
ffmpeg
cd ~/ffmpeg_sources/ffmpeg make distclean git pull
Now run ./configure, make, and make install as shown in the Install FFmpeg section.
Reverting Changes Made by This Guide
To remove ffmpeg, x264, and dependencies installed for this guide:
rm -rf ~/ffmpeg_builds ~/ffmpeg_sources && \ rm -f ~/bin/{ffmpeg,ffplay,ffprobe,ffserver,x264} && \ sudo apt-get autoremove autoconf automake build-essential git libass-dev libfaac-dev libgpac-dev \ libmp3lame-dev libopus-dev libsdl1.2-dev libtheora-dev libtool libva-dev libvdpau-dev \ libvorbis-dev libvpx-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxfixes-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev
If You Need Help
Feel free to ask your questions at the #ffmpeg IRC channel or the ffmpeg-user mailing list.