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ffmpeg package on Ubuntu misses of Fraunhofer FDK AAC support: $ ffmpeg -h ffmpeg version 2.5.6-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 4.9.2 (Ubuntu 4.9.2-10ubuntu13) configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.15.04.1 --build-suffix=-ffmpeg --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --shlibdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --enable-shared --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --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-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libshine --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libxvid --enable-opengl --enable-x11grab --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libiec61883 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzmq --enable-frei0r --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libsoxr --enable-gnutls --e nable-openal --enable-libopencv --enable-librtmp --enable-libx265 Fraunhofer FDK AAC is the only decent aac encoder supported by ffmpeg, and aac encoding is crucial for web media encodings, which are tipically (unfortunately) mp4 with h264/aac encodings. That forces me to compile my own ffmpeg version in order to produce web media files. Fraunhofer FDK AAC is already present on Ubuntu as libfdk-aac0 package. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: ffmpeg 7:2.5.6-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Apr 29 10:31:30 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-17 (11 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150416) SourcePackage: ffmpeg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ffmpeg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1449905 Title: Add Fraunhofer FDK AAC support to ffmpeg package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/+bug/1449905/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs