And you don’t have to deal with all this compilation stuff. This is a good option if you have time constraint, because everything is ready to be used by your Java/Kotlin codebase. Use already existed Java library that wraps prebuilt FFmpeg binaries.How can we solve it with FFmpeg? We have two options: We could show info about audio and subtitles too, but let’s keep focus on video only. Also we would like to actually display a frame from the video. Note: You may need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to ensure all the necessary libraries are in path as shown in this tutorial.Imagine we have to make an app that shows basic info about a video file: container and video codec info and a frame size. configure command.Ĭheck if ffprobe command is working properly: $ ffprobe -versionįfprobe version N-78637-g7586b3a Copyright (c) 2007-2016 the FFmpeg developersīuilt with gcc 4.1.2 (GCC) 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-55) Note: Make sure to enable or disable libraries in. configure -enable-libmp3lame -enable-libvorbis -enable-gpl -enable-libx264 $ cd x264Ĭompile and Install FFmpeg from source: $. Remote: Total 250 (delta 44), reused 39 (delta 0)

Install libx264: $ git clone -depth 1 git:///x264 Install Yasm: $ git clone -depth 1 git:///yasm/yasm.git These are the few modules you may require: Note: Lookout for various options and decide what library support you may need to enable or disable: This tutorial will show you on how to compile and install FFmpeg from source with few library support. The ffprobe command comes with FFmpeg package.ĭownload FFmpeg: $ git clone git:///ffmpeg.git ffmpeg I got an ERROR: ffprobe or avprobe not found while installing youtube-dl command-line utility on CentOS.

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