Install ffmpeg in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Question

Background :

I used ffmpeg to merge two videos side by side. First I install ffmpeg by following command as it suggest by Ubuntu itself.

sudo apt-get install libav-tools

or

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

But then I realize it is not the correct version since it doesn't support for -filter_complex and few other functions.

After a few hours researcher I found real ffmpeg and I succeed with video conversion as well. As per that article, it is suggesting we need to build it our own.

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/UbuntuCompilationGuide

Question :

What is easiest way to install that ffmpeg version (which is support for -filter_complex ) without following all those steps ?

Do you insist on using ffmpeg for merging two videos or a better tool having a GUI will be fine? — jobin, Feb 26 '14 at 12:00
I need to do it in programmatic way not manually. I have tried gstreamer as well. — Janith Chinthana, Feb 26 '14 at 12:18
You can try this builds already compiled: http://ffmpeg.gusari.org/static/ — bob, Feb 26 '14 at 13:06
alternatively, I suggest WinFF http://winff.org/html_new/ which supports ffmpeg command line — bob, Feb 26 '14 at 13:09

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 13 '17 at 14:03

The ffmpeg versions available in the Ubuntu repositories may not be up to date. Therefore, if you want the latest features, download the latest ffmpeg static build (32/64) with given link and follow the instructions.

http://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/

Download and extract the latest archive:

wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-64bit-static.tar.xz
tar xvf ffmpeg-git-*.tar.xz

Place the ffmpeg and other binaries whereever you need to run that command, for example into /usr/local/bin in order to have it to your $PATH:
```
cd ./ffmpeg-git-*
sudo cp ff* qt-faststart /usr/local/bin/
```
Run ffmpeg using: ffmpeg

http://askubuntu.com/a/884683/237607 – Omid Raha Feb 18 '17 at 13:46 — Omid Raha, Feb 18 '17 at 13:46

Install ffmpeg in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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