On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 19:52, Reindl Harald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Am 10.03.20 um 17:10 schrieb bbb: > > I was using ffmpeg from official ubuntu-xenial repositories and was > > unable to convert a bunch of files with subtitles ("invalid, non > > monotonically increasing dts"). > > > > Then I realised, that my ffmpeg was so very old, it did not include > > those two fixes: > > https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/4450 > > https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/6248 > > > > When I checked out from git and build it myself everything worked fine. > > > > So I wonder: What is the best practice to keep ffmpeg up to date on an > > ubuntu 18.04 system? Is there another repo? > > i build ffmpeg from source for 12 years now on Fedora > > /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg has a static linked up-to-date libx264 and so > ffmpeg-libs in whatever version rpmfusion ships and lins other packages > with are untouched > > just learn to build packages and you are done
Depending on your use case: (a). If you want a build with mostly free components, such as nvenc, etc, grab a snap installer from here: https://snapcraft.io/ffmpeg (b). If you need extras, its' always best to build from source. It can be tedious and even frustrating especially if you're not familiar with build systems, but the reward and return on investment is totally worth it. (c). For simple, static builds, you may also grab a copy from John Van Sickle: https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/ On other platforms, your mileage will vary. For Windows, I've found great success with this build helper (needs a Linux VM or host to generate working builds): https://github.com/rdp/ffmpeg-windows-build-helpers Warm regards, Dennis. _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list [email protected] https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe".
