Installing Libavcodec Windows
Conda install. Linux-64 v4.0.2; win-32 v3.4.2; win-64 v4.0.2; osx-64 v4.0.2. To install this package with conda run: conda install -c conda-forge ffmpeg.
At semi-regular intervals, Libav makes releases that represent snapshots of Libavat the moment the release branch was cut. Between major releases, point releaseswill appear that add only bug fixes but no new features.
Libav 12 'Not Enough Trocadero'
12.3 was released on 2018-02-12.It is the latest point release from the 12release series.
12 was published 2016-10-18,the 12 branch was cut 2016-10-02.
Please give us feedback and useour Bugzilla for filing bugs.
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Libav 11 'One Louder'
11.12 was released on 2018-02-04.It is the latest point release from the 11release series.
11 was published 2014-12-03,the 11 branch was cut 2013-08-20.
Please give us feedback and useour Bugzilla for filing bugs.
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Libav 9 'Plain 9'
9.21 was released on 2017-01-15.It is the latest point release from the 9release series.
9 was published 2013-01-05,the 9 branch was cut 2013-01-05.
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Libav 0.8 'Forbidden Fruit'
0.8.21 was released on 2017-10-13.It is the latest point release from the 0.8release series.
0.8 was published 2013-01-21,the 0.8 branch was cut 2012-01-21.
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Libav Git
Libav is developed with Git.Given the decentralized nature of Git, multiple repositories fromdevelopers and groups of developers are available.
| Clone URL | Browse URL | Maintainer | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| git://git.libav.org/libav.git | git.libav.org/?p=libav.git | Libav team | Main development | |
| git://git.libav.org/libav.org.git | git.libav.org/?p=libav.org.git | Libav team | Website module | |
| Mirrors | ||||
| https://code.videolan.org/libav/libav.git | https://code.videolan.org/libav/libav | Libav team | Videolan Mirror | |
| git://github.com/libav/libav.git | https://github.com/libav/libav | Libav team | GitHub Mirror | |
| https://gitlab.com/libav/libav.git | https://gitlab.com/libav/libav | Libav team | GitLab Mirror | |
| Developer Trees | ||||
| git://github.com/lu-zero/libav.git | https://github.com/lu-zero/libav | Luca Barbato | Personal repository with works in progress and experiments | |
| git://git.khirnov.net/git/libav | - | Anton Khirnov | Personal repository with works in progress | |
You can retrieve the source code through the standard Git client byusing the command:
where CLONE_URL is one of the Git clone URLs listed in thetable above.
Make sure that you do not have Windows line endings in your checkouts,otherwise you may experience spurious compilation failures. One way toachieve this is to run
git.libav.org Repository Snapshots
For the git.libav.org repository you can also directly download thesource snapshotthat we generate each night instead of grabbing a source snapshotfrom the gitweb URL. This is slightly preferred since it reducesthe load on our server.
Alternatively, if you cannot access Git directly or wish to speed upthe cloning and reduce the bandwidth usage, we also offer a completegit snapshottarball that comes with git metadata and version history tobootstrap your local libav.org repository.
Nightly and release builds of Libav linked with various libraries aredone for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and can be obtained at the followingURLs:
Windows builds of official releases
32-bit Windows builds
32-bit Windows builds using pthreads
64-bit Windows builds
Please report any bugs to the bug tracker.
This table is sorted alphabetically. Please help to keep it up-to-date.
| Distribution | Package Information URL | Version Tracked |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | https://packages.qa.debian.org/liba/libav.html | Release Branches |
| Gentoo | https://packages.gentoo.org/package/media-video/libav | Release Branches, git master |
| Ubuntu | https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav | Release Branches |
| OpenEmbedded | http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/tree/meta/recipes-multimedia/libav | git master |
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Get the Sources
You can retrieve the source code through Git by using the command:
FFmpeg has always been a very experimental and developer-driven project. It is a key component in many multimedia projects and has new features added constantly. Development branch snapshots work really well 99% of the time so people are not afraid to use them.
Git Repositories
Since FFmpeg is developed with Git, multiple repositories from developers and groups of developers are available.
| Clone URL | Description |
|---|---|
| Main FFmpeg Git repository | |
| https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-web | Main ffmpeg.org website repository |
| https://git.ffmpeg.org/fateserver | fate.ffmpeg.org server software repository |
| Mirrors | |
BrowseSnapshot | Mirror of the main repository |
BrowseSnapshot | Mirror of the website repository |
BrowseSnapshot | Mirror of the FATE server repository |
Releases
Approximately every 3 months the FFmpeg project makes a new major release. Between major releases point releases will appear that add important bug fixes but no new features. Note that these releases are intended for distributors and system integrators. Users that wish to compile from source themselves are strongly encouraged to consider using the development branch (see above), this is the only version on which FFmpeg developers actively work. The release branches only cherry pick selected changes from the development branch, which therefore receives much more and much faster bug fixes such as additional features and security patches.
FFmpeg 4.1.3 'al-Khwarizmi'
4.1.3 was released on 2019-04-01. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 4.1 release branch, which was cut from master on 2018-11-02.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 4.0.4 'Wu'
4.0.4 was released on 2019-03-28. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 4.0 release branch, which was cut from master on 2018-04-16.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 3.4.6 'Cantor'
3.4.6 was released on 2019-03-29. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 3.4 release branch, which was cut from master on 2017-10-11.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 3.3.9 'Hilbert'
3.3.9 was released on 2018-11-18. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 3.3 release branch, which was cut from master on 2017-04-02.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 3.2.14 'Hypatia'
3.2.14 was released on 2019-05-14. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 3.2 release branch, which was cut from master on 2016-10-26.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 2.8.15 'Feynman'
Comand aps ntg2 firmware update. 2.8.15 was released on 2018-07-16. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.8 release branch, which was cut from master on 2015-09-05. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2015-08-28, libav 11 as of 2015-08-28.
It includes the following library versions:
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Old Releases
Older versions are available at the Old Releases page.