

The instructions here are intended for the latest version (36.0.4.0)of Slimjet. Always backup the original copy of libffmpeg.so before overwriting it with the external copy. Otherwise, Slimjet might not be able to run at all. Please note that the major version of the ffmpeg library should match with the Blink engine version of Slimjet.

Make sure you quit Slimjet first before installing the external ffmpeg library. You can download and install them on your own. There are some external ffmpeg libraries contributed by the community which includes the proprietary decoders. Without mp3 decoder, mp3 streaming music will not be playable. Without h.264 and AAC decoders, HTML5 videos encoded with MP4 format will not be playable. Slimjet doesn't include h.264, AAC and mp3 decoders on Linux and Mac platform due to patent issues. In this part, we will look at some basic examples to use the ffmpeg utility.How to install proprietary decoders from external ffmpeg library

Now, FFmpeg is installed successfully and ready to be used. Outputįfmpeg version 4.4.1-3ubuntu5 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developersīuilt with gcc 11 (Ubuntu 11.2.0-18ubuntu1)Ĭonfiguration: -prefix=/usr -extra-version=3ubuntu5 -toolchain=hardened -libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -arch=amd64 -enable-gpl -disable-stripping -enable-gnutls -enable-ladspa -enable-libaom -enable-libass -enable-libbluray -enable-libbs2b -enable-libcaca -enable-libcdio -enable-libcodec2 -enable-libdav1d -enable-libflite -enable-libfontconfig -enable-libfreetype -enable-libfribidi -enable-libgme -enable-libgsm -enable-libjack -enable-libmp3lame -enable-libmysofa -enable-libopenjpeg -enable-libopenmpt -enable-libopus -enable-libpulse -enable-librabbitmq -enable-librubberband -enable-libshine -enable-libsnappy -enable-libsoxr -enable-libspeex -enable-libsrt -enable-libssh -enable-libtheora -enable-libtwolame -enable-libvidstab -enable-libvorbis -enable-libvpx -enable-libwebp -enable-libx265 -enable-libxml2 -enable-libxvid -enable-libzimg -enable-libzmq -enable-libzvbi -enable-lv2 -enable-omx -enable-openal -enable-opencl -enable-opengl -enable-sdl2 -enable-pocketsphinx -enable-librsvg -enable-libmfx -enable-libdc1394 -enable-libdrm -enable-libiec61883 -enable-chromaprint -enable-frei0r -enable-libx264 -enable-shared The output will be something similar to this. Verify FFmpeg installation using the below command.
