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authorFabrice Bellard <fabrice@bellard.org>2002-11-04 18:50:04 +0000
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+<!-- Created by texi2html 1.56k from faq.texi on 4 November 2002 -->
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+<TITLE>FFmpeg FAQ</TITLE>
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+<BODY>
+<H1>FFmpeg FAQ</H1>
+<P>
+<P><HR><P>
+<H1>Table of Contents</H1>
+<UL>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC1" HREF="faq.html#SEC1">1. General Problems</A>
+<UL>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC2" HREF="faq.html#SEC2">1.1 ffserver doesn't not work.</A>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC3" HREF="faq.html#SEC3">1.2 I cannot read this file although this format seems to be suppored by ffmpeg.</A>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC4" HREF="faq.html#SEC4">1.3 I get audio/video synchro problems when grabbing.</A>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC5" HREF="faq.html#SEC5">1.4 How do I encode jpegs to another format ?</A>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC6" HREF="faq.html#SEC6">1.5 FFmpeg does not support codec XXX. Can you include a Windows DLL loader to support it ?</A>
+</UL>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC7" HREF="faq.html#SEC7">2. Development</A>
+<UL>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC8" HREF="faq.html#SEC8">2.1 Can you support my C compiler XXX ?</A>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC9" HREF="faq.html#SEC9">2.2 I want to use ffmpeg or libavcodec under Windows. Can you support my proprietary C compiler XXX ?</A>
+<LI><A NAME="TOC10" HREF="faq.html#SEC10">2.3 Can you add automake, libtool or autoconf support ?</A>
+</UL>
+</UL>
+<P><HR><P>
+
+<P>
+FFmpeg FAQ
+
+
+
+
+<H1><A NAME="SEC1" HREF="faq.html#TOC1">1. General Problems</A></H1>
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC2" HREF="faq.html#TOC2">1.1 ffserver doesn't not work.</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+ffmpeg development is now concentrated on the codec and format
+handling. New developments broke ffserver, so don't expect it to work
+correctly. It is planned to fix it ASAP.
+
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC3" HREF="faq.html#TOC3">1.2 I cannot read this file although this format seems to be suppored by ffmpeg.</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+Even if ffmpeg can read the file format, it may not support all its
+codecs. Please consult the supported codec list in the ffmpeg
+documentation.
+
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC4" HREF="faq.html#TOC4">1.3 I get audio/video synchro problems when grabbing.</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+Currently, the grabbing stuff does not handle synchronisation
+correctly. You are free to correct it. It is planned to fix it ASAP.
+
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC5" HREF="faq.html#TOC5">1.4 How do I encode jpegs to another format ?</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+If the jpegs are named img1.jpg, img2.jpg, img3.jpg,..., use:
+
+
+
+<PRE>
+ ffmpeg -i img%d.jpg /tmp/a.mpg
+</PRE>
+
+<P>
+<SAMP>`%d'</SAMP> is replaced by the image number.
+
+
+<P>
+<TT>`img%03d.jpg'</TT> generates <TT>`img001.jpg'</TT>, <TT>`img002.jpg'</TT>, etc...
+
+
+<P>
+The same system is used for the other image formats.
+
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC6" HREF="faq.html#TOC6">1.5 FFmpeg does not support codec XXX. Can you include a Windows DLL loader to support it ?</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+No. FFmpeg only supports open source codecs. Windows DLLs are not
+portable, bloated and often slow.
+
+
+
+
+<H1><A NAME="SEC7" HREF="faq.html#TOC7">2. Development</A></H1>
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC8" HREF="faq.html#TOC8">2.1 Can you support my C compiler XXX ?</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+No. Only GCC is supported. GCC is ported on most systems available and I
+don't see the need to pollute the source code with <CODE>#ifdef</CODE>s
+related to the compiler.
+
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC9" HREF="faq.html#TOC9">2.2 I want to use ffmpeg or libavcodec under Windows. Can you support my proprietary C compiler XXX ?</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+No. Use <CODE>mingw-gcc</CODE> available at <A HREF="http://www.mingw.org/">http://www.mingw.org/</A> to
+compile the code. It generates object files fully compatible with other
+windows compilers.
+
+
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="SEC10" HREF="faq.html#TOC10">2.3 Can you add automake, libtool or autoconf support ?</A></H2>
+
+<P>
+No. These tools are too blowted and they complicate the build. Moreover,
+since only <SAMP>`gcc'</SAMP> is supported they would add little advantages in
+terms of portability.
+
+
+<P><HR><P>
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