source: multimedia/videoutils/ffmpeg.xml@ 68ad918

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<sect1 id="ffmpeg" xreflabel="FFmpeg-&ffmpeg-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="ffmpeg.html"?>
<title>FFmpeg-&ffmpeg-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>FFmpeg</application></title>

<para><application>FFmpeg</application> is a solution to record, convert and 
stream audio and video. It is a very fast video and audio converter and it can 
also acquire from a live audio/video source. Designed to be intuitive, the 
command-line interface (<command>ffmpeg</command>) tries to figure out all the 
parameters, when possible. <application>FFmpeg</application> can also convert 
from any sample rate to any other, and resize video on the fly with a high 
quality polyphase filter. <application>FFmpeg</application> can use a 
video4linux compatible video source and any Open Sound System audio 
source.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&ffmpeg-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&ffmpeg-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &ffmpeg-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: &ffmpeg-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &ffmpeg-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>FFmpeg</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="libvorbis"/>, 
<xref linkend="lame"/>, 
<xref linkend="liba52"/>, 
<xref linkend="imlib2"/>, 
X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>), 
<xref linkend="sdl"/>, 
<xref linkend="freetype2"/>, 
<ulink url="http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/mydownloads/">FAAC</ulink> and 
<ulink url="http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/mydownloads/">FAAD</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>FFmpeg</application></title>

<para>Install <application>FFmpeg</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<note><para>Review the <filename>doc/optimization.txt</filename> file in the 
source tree for information about optimizing the build.</para></note>

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<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --enable-shared --enable-pthreads &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make -C doc {ffmpeg,ffserver,ffplay}.1 &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--enable-shared</parameter>: This switch is needed to
build the <filename class="libraryfile">libavcodec</filename> and 
<filename class="libraryfile">libavformat</filename> shared 
libraries.</para>

<para><parameter>--enable-pthreads</parameter>: This switch enables the 
build to link against the Posix threads library.</para>

<para><option>--enable-<replaceable>[codec]</replaceable></option>: Review
the available options and codecs using the 
<command>./configure --help</command> command.</para>

<para><option>--disable-ffplay</option>: Only installs the server part.
<command>ffplay</command> requires <application>X</application> for 
building.</para>

<para><command>make -C doc {ffmpeg,ffserver,ffplay}.1</command>: This builds 
the man pages which are installed by <command>make install</command>.</para>

<note><para>Linking the <application>liba52</application> library using the 
<option>--enable-a52</option> parameter to <command>configure</command> is 
known to break the build.</para></note>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>FFmpeg</application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>

<para><filename>/etc/ffserver.conf</filename> and 
<filename>~/.ffmpeg/ffserver-config</filename></para>

<para>You'll find a sample ffserver configuration file at
<ulink url="http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/sample.html"/> (also 
<filename>doc/ffserver.conf</filename> in the source tree).</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>FFmpeg</application> package contains 
<command>ffmpeg</command>, 
<command>ffserver</command>, 
<command>ffplay</command>, 
<filename class="libraryfile">libavcodec</filename>, 
<filename class="libraryfile">libavformat</filename> and 
video hook modules.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>ffmpeg</title>
<para><command>ffmpeg</command> is a command-line tool to convert video files, 
network streams and input from a TV card to several video formats.</para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>ffserver</title>
<para><command>ffserver</command> is a streaming server for everything
that <command>ffmpeg</command> could use as input (files, streams, TV card 
input, webcam, etc.).</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ffplay</title>
<para><command>ffplay</command> is a very simple and portable media 
player using the <filename>ffmpeg</filename> libraries and the 
<acronym>SDL</acronym> library.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>libavcodec/libavformat</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libavcodec</filename> and 
<filename class="libraryfile">libavformats</filename> are libraries for 
encoding/decoding video streams and putting them into files or network 
packets.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

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