[Ffmpeg-user] libfaac/libfaad question

Mike mike at redtux.org.uk
Sun Mar 4 22:14:58 CET 2007


On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 13:48 -0500, Mike B. wrote:
> I'm new to ffmpeg, and it's the first program I've compiled on Linux, so 
> I'm new to configure and make as well.  So please forgive me if this is a 
> really obvious question.  I've succesfully installed lame and configured 
> ffmpeg with --enable-mp3lame. All is well, no usage problems with mp3.
> 
> Now I want to reconfigure to add libfaac and libfaad so I can use the 
> aac codec to create mp4s that will play on an iPod, since if I use mp3 as 
> the audio codec, the resultant file is unplayable on Quicktime and 
> ignored on iTunes.  But my attempt to configure ffmpeg for aac 
> suppport fails:
> 
> mike at fragile:~/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-checkout-2007-03-02$ ./configure 
> --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad
> FAAD test failed.
> 
> So I think I need to get libfaad and libfaac separately.  I've browsed the 
> forum, and have found many "you need to use libfaac/libfaad" responses, 
> but none say where to get these.
> 
> Where can I get libfaad/libfaac?  I'm using Slackware 10 -- are these 
> available somewhere as packages?  If not, where is a reliable location for 
> the source?
> 
> Many thanks!
> 

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