FFmpeg on Linux, MacOS

peerasan buranasanti

Jul 6, 2019 • 4 min read

We can use command ffmpeg -buildconf to see FFmpeg's module list and command used to build the ffmpeg.

Ubuntu 18.0.4 (LTS)

ffmpeg version 3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.18.04.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --disable-stripping 
--enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontco
nfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse
 --enable-librubberband --enable-librsvg --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --ena
ble-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 -
-enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencv --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
  libavutil      55. 78.100 / 55. 78.100
  libavcodec     57.107.100 / 57.107.100
  libavformat    57. 83.100 / 57. 83.100
  libavdevice    57. 10.100 / 57. 10.100
  libavfilter     6.107.100 /  6.107.100
  libavresample   3.  7.  0 /  3.  7.  0
  libswscale      4.  8.100 /  4.  8.100
  libswresample   2.  9.100 /  2.  9.100
  libpostproc    54.  7.100 / 54.  7.100

  configuration:
    --prefix=/usr
    --extra-version=0ubuntu0.18.04.1
    --toolchain=hardened
    --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
    --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu
    --enable-gpl
    --disable-stripping
    --enable-avresample
    --enable-avisynth
    --enable-gnutls
    --enable-ladspa
    --enable-libass
    --enable-libbluray
    --enable-libbs2b
    --enable-libcaca
    --enable-libcdio
    --enable-libflite
    --enable-libfontconfig
    --enable-libfreetype
    --enable-libfribidi
    --enable-libgme
    --enable-libgsm
    --enable-libmp3lame
    --enable-libmysofa
    --enable-libopenjpeg
    --enable-libopenmpt
    --enable-libopus
    --enable-libpulse
    --enable-librubberband
    --enable-librsvg
    --enable-libshine
    --enable-libsnappy
    --enable-libsoxr
    --enable-libspeex
    --enable-libssh
    --enable-libtheora
    --enable-libtwolame
    --enable-libvorbis
    --enable-libvpx
    --enable-libwavpack
    --enable-libwebp
    --enable-libx265
    --enable-libxml2
    --enable-libxvid
    --enable-libzmq
    --enable-libzvbi
    --enable-omx
    --enable-openal
    --enable-opengl
    --enable-sdl2
    --enable-libdc1394
    --enable-libdrm
    --enable-libiec61883
    --enable-chromaprint
    --enable-frei0r
    --enable-libopencv
    --enable-libx264
    --enable-shared

MacOS on Brew

ffmpeg version 4.1.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
  built with Apple LLVM version 10.0.1 (clang-1001.0.46.4)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/4.1.3_1 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags='-I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home/include -I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home/include/darwin' --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl --enable-libaom --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband --enable-libsnappy --enable-libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-videotoolbox --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack --enable-libaom --enable-libsoxr
  libavutil      56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
  libavcodec     58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
  libavformat    58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
  libavdevice    58.  5.100 / 58.  5.100
  libavfilter     7. 40.101 /  7. 40.101
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  3.100 /  5.  3.100
  libswresample   3.  3.100 /  3.  3.100
  libpostproc    55.  3.100 / 55.  3.100

  configuration:
    --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/4.1.3_1
    --enable-shared
    --enable-pthreads
    --enable-version3
    --enable-hardcoded-tables
    --enable-avresample
    --cc=clang
    --host-cflags='-I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home/include -I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home/include/darwin'
    --host-ldflags=
    --enable-ffplay
    --enable-gnutls
    --enable-gpl
    --enable-libaom
    --enable-libbluray
    --enable-libmp3lame
    --enable-libopus
    --enable-librubberband
    --enable-libsnappy
    --enable-libtesseract
    --enable-libtheora
    --enable-libvorbis
    --enable-libvpx
    --enable-libx264
    --enable-libx265
    --enable-libxvid
    --enable-lzma
    --enable-libfontconfig
    --enable-libfreetype
    --enable-frei0r
    --enable-libass
    --enable-libopencore-amrnb
    --enable-libopencore-amrwb
    --enable-libopenjpeg
    --enable-librtmp
    --enable-libspeex
    --enable-videotoolbox
    --disable-libjack
    --disable-indev=jack
    --enable-libaom
    --enable-libsoxr

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with PPA:jonathonf/ffmpeg-4

How to install

add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-4
apt-get update
apt install ffmpeg

How to Install

It will istall FFmpeg with ibaom0 libavcodec58 libavdevice58 libavfilter7 libavformat58 libavresample4 libavutil56 libcodec2-0.7 libfdk-aac1 liblilv-0-0 libpostproc55 libserd-0-0 libsord-0-0 libsratom-0-0 libswresample3 libswscale5 libvidstab1.1 libx264-155 and libx265-169 packages

I quite wonder if it support AOM/AV1 and FDK AAC!

ffmpeg version 4.1.3-0york1~18.04 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-27ubuntu1~18.04)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='0york1~18.04' --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable
-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca 
--enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --ena
ble-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable
-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 -
-enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-nonfree --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm
 --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
  libavutil      56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
  libavcodec     58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
  libavformat    58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
  libavdevice    58.  5.100 / 58.  5.100
  libavfilter     7. 40.101 /  7. 40.101
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  3.100 /  5.  3.100
  libswresample   3.  3.100 /  3.  3.100
  libpostproc    55.  3.100 / 55.  3.100

  configuration:
    --prefix=/usr
    --extra-version='0york1
    18.04'
    --toolchain=hardened
    --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
    --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu
    --arch=amd64
    --enable-gpl
    --disable-stripping
    --enable-avresample
    --disable-filter=resample
    --enable-avisynth
    --enable-gnutls
    --enable-ladspa
    --enable-libaom
    --enable-libass
    --enable-libbluray
    --enable-libbs2b
    --enable-libcaca
    --enable-libcdio
    --enable-libcodec2
    --enable-libflite
    --enable-libfontconfig
    --enable-libfreetype
    --enable-libfribidi
    --enable-libgme
    --enable-libgsm
    --enable-libjack
    --enable-libmp3lame
    --enable-libmysofa
    --enable-libopenjpeg
    --enable-libopenmpt
    --enable-libopus
    --enable-libpulse
    --enable-librsvg
    --enable-librubberband
    --enable-libshine
    --enable-libsnappy
    --enable-libsoxr
    --enable-libspeex
    --enable-libssh
    --enable-libtheora
    --enable-libtwolame
    --enable-libvidstab
    --enable-libvorbis
    --enable-libvpx
    --enable-libwavpack
    --enable-libwebp
    --enable-libx265
    --enable-libxml2
    --enable-libxvid
    --enable-libzmq
    --enable-libzvbi
    --enable-lv2
    --enable-omx
    --enable-openal
    --enable-opengl
    --enable-sdl2
    --enable-nonfree
    --enable-libfdk-aac
    --enable-libdc1394
    --enable-libdrm
    --enable-libiec61883
    --enable-chromaprint
    --enable-frei0r
    --enable-libx264
    --enable-shared