[FFmpeg-user] matroska problem

[Tom Evans]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Alexander Eidem <alexandereidem at me.com> wrote:
> when i try to convert mkv files  to m4v it gives me this answer..
> Alexanders-Mac-mini:desktop Alexandermacmini$ ffmpeg -i truthbetold.mkv
> FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

ffmpeg built from sources 7 years old…

> Mac OSX universal build for ffmpegX
> [...]
>  built on Apr 15 2006 04:58:19, gcc: 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5250)

Build date of almost 6 years ago…

> how can i fix this?

Build and install a newer version. There are guides on the internet,
here is one:

http://mergy.org/2011/08/compiling-current-clone-of-ffmpeg-on-os-x-10-7-lion/

Cheers

Tom