[FFmpeg-user] What is the difference between versions of ffmpeg?

[francesco scaglione]

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 21:58:23 +0200
skyscanner at gmx.ca wrote:

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> and then the process of compiling from source. I know there are Linux users that do that, but I can only do it if there are very clear, explicit, line by line instructions that don't assume any prior knowledge on my part. Otherwise it's like handing me eggs, flour, and sugar and saying "bake a cake" - I would have no idea where to begin and the results are probably going to be a hot mess.

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I can assure you that following these instructions it is quite simple to compile a recent version of FFmpeg, even without experience (it was my case):

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu