On Monday, 22 April 2019 21:54:17 ACST Anton Aylward wrote:
On 2019-04-22 12:39 a.m., Rodney Baker wrote:
On Monday, 22 April 2019 12:09:12 ACST Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 22/04/2019 04.30, Rodney Baker wrote:
On Sunday, 21 April 2019 22:57:58 ACST Carlos E. R. wrote:
I find the libraries, but not the program.
Note that the method of ffmpeg installation always recommended by the ffmpeg developers is to use the latest git head version from www.ffmpeg.org.
Sorry, but that's not something I'm not prepared to do, unless there is a hell of a very good reason.
1. Most up-to-date on bug fixes
Aka bleeding edge, often experimental.
Nope - currently supported and well tested. FFmpeg's automated testing is excellent and comprehensive. You can enable "experimental" features, but nothing in a standard build of "git head" can be considered "experimental". It doesn't make it that far if it breaks stuff (unless that breakage is intended and well documented e.g. API or ABI changes).
2. Most up-to-date on security patches
Aka bleeding edge, often experimental.
See above
3. Ability to customise the list of included codecs (including building for non-free and experimental codec support).
Yet more 'decision fatigue'
You can accept the recommended defaults, or you can customise the build. If you don't know what choices to make, you probably don't need them.
4. If you need support from the developers (via the ffmpeg-user mailing list), their first response will be, "Please test with current git head..." That sounds like a recursive loop to me.
No, because it is likely that whatever undocumented/unexpected behaviour or bug you're finding in an older version has already been reported and fixed in a newer one.
You are, of course, free to install it any way you like. Built from source is the only way I've ever used it. YMMV.
Some of us would rather spend our free time listening to music or watching movies than compiling programs. Isn't that ffmpeg is for?
No - it is a general-purpose video and audio conversion utility - the "swiss army knife" of video conversion tools. If you think it's only for "listening to music or watching videos", then you really don't know ffmpeg.
And BTW, if packman is offering version 3.4.x, it is already several versions behind - the current "release" version is 4.1.3, and there have been significant additions in functionality (read, new codecs and lots of new filters) added since 3.4.x. Most "distro" releases are in the same boat), hence the developers' recommendation mentioned above. Anyway, this is quickly getting OT, so I'll say no more on the topic. -- ============================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker@iinet.net.au CCNA #CSCO12880208 ==============================================================