Install FFMpeg, x264, fdk-aac, libvpx, qt-faststart.

ffmpeg.rb

# Notes:
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# Ubuntu 12.04
# Sep 27, 2012
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# I followed the instructions located on their website.
# https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/wiki/UbuntuCompilationGuide
#
# I ran into  the following errors.
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# 1. ERROR: ffplay did not exist
#    fix: apt-get libsdl1.2-dev
#
# 2. ERROR: Xfixes not found
#    fix: apt-get libxfixes-dev
#
# They have already been applied. 
# This has been tested on a linode!
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namespace :ffmpeg do
  desc "Install x264, fdk-aac, libvpx, and FFMpeg with qt-faststart."
  task :install, roles: :app do


    # Remove any existing packages:
    run "#{sudo} apt-get -y autoremove autoconf build-essential checkinstall git libfaac-dev libgpac-dev libmp3lame-dev libopencore-amrnb-dev libopencore-amrwb-dev librtmp-dev libtheora-dev libtool libvorbis-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev libsdl1.2-dev libxfixes-dev"
    run "#{sudo} apt-get -y remove ffmpeg x264 libav-tools libvpx-dev libx264-dev"

    # Get the dependencies
    run "#{sudo} apt-get -y install autoconf build-essential checkinstall git libfaac-dev libgpac-dev libmp3lame-dev libopencore-amrnb-dev libopencore-amrwb-dev librtmp-dev libtheora-dev libtool libvorbis-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev libsdl1.2-dev libxfixes-dev"

    # Install x264
    # H.264 video encoder. The following commands will get the current source files, compile, and install x264.
    run "#{sudo} rm -rf ~/x264"
    run "cd && git clone --depth 1 git://git.videolan.org/x264"
    run "cd ~/x264
        && ./configure --enable-static
        && make
        && #{sudo} checkinstall --pkgname=x264 --pkgversion=\"3:$(./version.sh | awk -F'[\" ]' '/POINT/{print $4\"+git\"$5}')\" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default"

    # Install fdk-aac
    # AAC audio encoder.
    run "#{sudo} rm -rf ~/fdk-aac"
    run "cd && git clone --depth 1 git://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac.git"
    run "cd ~/fdk-aac
        && autoreconf -fiv
        && ./configure --disable-shared
        && make
        && #{sudo} checkinstall --pkgname=fdk-aac --pkgversion=\"$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git\" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default"

    # Install libvpx
    # VP8 video encoder and decoder.
    run "#{sudo} rm -rf ~/libvpx"
    run "cd && git clone --depth 1 http://git.chromium.org/webm/libvpx.git"
    run "cd ~/libvpx
        && ./configure
        && make
        && #{sudo} checkinstall --pkgname=libvpx --pkgversion=\"1:$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git\" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default"

    # Install FFMpeg.
    # This requires x264, fdk-aac and libvpx!
    run "#{sudo} rm -rf ~/ffmpeg"
    run "cd && git clone --depth 1 git://source.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg"
    run"cd ~/ffmpeg
        && ./configure --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-librtmp --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-x11grab --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-version3
        && make
        && #{sudo} checkinstall --pkgname=ffmpeg --pkgversion=\"5:$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git\" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default
        && hash x264 ffmpeg ffplay ffprobe"

    # qt-faststart
    # This is a useful tool if you're showing your H.264 in MP4 videos on the web.
    # It relocates some data in the video to allow playback to begin before the
    # file is completely downloaded.
    run "cd ~/ffmpeg
        && make tools/qt-faststart
        && #{sudo} checkinstall --pkgname=qt-faststart --pkgversion=\"$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git\" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default install -Dm755 tools/qt-faststart /usr/local/bin/qt-faststart"

  end
  after "deploy:install", "ffmpeg:install"
end


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# Raw commands.
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sudo apt-get -y install autoconf build-essential checkinstall git libfaac-dev libgpac-dev libmp3lame-dev libopencore-amrnb-dev libopencore-amrwb-dev librtmp-dev libtheora-dev libtool libvorbis-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev libsdl1.2-dev libxfixes-dev

cd && git clone --depth 1 git://git.videolan.org/x264
cd ~/x264 && ./configure --enable-static && make && sudo checkinstall --pkgname=x264 --pkgversion="3:$(./version.sh | awk -F'[" ]' '/POINT/{print $4"+git"$5}')" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default"


cd && git clone --depth 1 git://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac.git
cd ~/fdk-aac && autoreconf -fiv && ./configure --disable-shared && make && sudo checkinstall --pkgname=fdk-aac --pkgversion="$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default"

cd && git clone --depth 1 http://git.chromium.org/webm/libvpx.git
cd ~/libvpx && ./configure && make && sudo checkinstall --pkgname=libvpx --pkgversion="1:$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default"

cd && git clone --depth 1 git://source.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg
cd ~/ffmpeg && ./configure --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-librtmp --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-x11grab --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-version3 && make && sudo checkinstall --pkgname=ffmpeg --pkgversion="5:$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default && hash x264 ffmpeg ffplay ffprobe"

cd ~/ffmpeg && make tools/qt-faststart && sudo checkinstall --pkgname=qt-faststart --pkgversion="$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git" --backup=no --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default install -Dm755 tools/qt-faststart /usr/local/bin/qt-faststart"