Once the configuration script finishes, compile it by issuing make. configure from within the FFmpeg source directory. To install it with the default configuration options, run.
This creates a new directory containing the source code for FFmpeg. Once you download the file, extract it using the following command: The source code for FFmpeg is available for download from the project Web site ( ) and at the time of this writing, the latest version available at the site is 0.4.9-pre1. It also lets you capture video and audio from a live source and process it. FFmpeg is an open-source audio and video converter that supports most industry-standard codecs and can convert from one file format to another quickly and easily.