FFmpeg 3.3.4 Source code and Deb packages (HOWTO).
| architecture | build and tested on following devices | deb package |
|---|---|---|
| armhf | BananaPi R40 | ffmpeg-3.3.4_1.0-1_armhf.deb |
| arm64 / aarch64 | BananaPi M64 / NanoPi A64 | ffmpeg-3.3.4_1.0-1_arm64.deb |
| arm64 / aarch64 | Pine64 / OPi Win A64 | ffmpeg-3.3.4_1.0-1_arm64.deb |
Linux source for the latest ffmpeg with cedrus hw encoder. You can build the code or install the deb packages for your current architecture.
- Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
- development libraries
- gcc compiler
You can build this to Debian or Fedora or any distro, change the dependencies names accordingly
1. Download this instructions
git clone https://github.com/avafinger/ffmpeg-3.3.4_cedrus264.git
cd ffmpeg-3.3.4_cedrus264.git
or
Use [Clone or download] green button e choose [Download ZIP]
uncompress
cd ffmpeg-3.3.4_cedrus264-master
2. Set up your build environment and dependencies
Install dependencies:
sudo apt-get update && apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libmp3lame-dev libx264-dev libpulse-dev libpulse-dev libv4l-dev libvdpau-dev
3. Build from Sources (Ubuntu way)
cd src
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-nonfree --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-vdpau --enable-libx264 --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libpulse --enable-libv4l2 --disable-shared --enable-static
make
Go make some coffee, have a lunch, this is going to take a long time to finish. This will build ffmpeg statically so you can run it without clashing with your ffmpeg currently installed by apt-get or aptitude.
4. Install deb packages if you don't want to compile it
Device with 32-bit arch:
sudo dpkg -i ffmpeg-3.3.4_1.0-1_armhf.deb
Device with 64-bit arch:
sudo dpkg -i ffmpeg-3.3.4_1.0-1_arm64.deb
5. Testing and Running your new ffmpeg with camera as input
Assuming your camera sensor is capable of grabbing 640x480 at 30 FPS, try this:
if you compiled by source code and are in src dir:
sudo ./ffmpeg -f v4l2 -channel 0 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -pix_fmt nv12 -t 15 -r 30 -c:v cedrus264 test4_640x480.mp4
if you installed deb package:
sudo ffmpeg-3.3.4 -f v4l2 -channel 0 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -pix_fmt nv12 -t 15 -r 30 -c:v cedrus264 test4_640x480.mp4
Depending on how you set up your distro sudo may not be needed. (give normal user the rights to run cedrus).
6. Considerations and Limitations
Cedrus is a POC and development seems to be stalled, quality and/or bitrate depends vastly on the parameters and camera driver you use, resolution is a factor too, but if you improve it, please push your changes here.. ;-)