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Ubuntu 6.06


What repositories do I need to compile ffmpeg with x264?
The normal universe/multiverse don't work.
You might need to compile it yourself
Code:
sudo aptitude install build-essential checkinstall subversion
svn co svn://svn.videolan.org/x264/trunk x264
cd x264*
./configure
make
sudo checkinstall make install
sudo dpkg -i x264*.deb
That's x264 compilled now you need ffmpeg
Code:
cd
svn checkout svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg*
./configure
make
sudo checkinstall make install
sudo dpkg -i ffmpeg*.deb