What packages do I install for ffmpeg and libmp3lame?

Question

On my desktop Ubuntu 10.4 I use ffmpeg to convert videos to a format my dvd-player understands. On my laptop running 10.10 I can't get the same command to work, what package(s) are missing?

ffmpeg -i infile.flv \
-threads 2 -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag divx -acodec libmp3lame -sameq \
outfile.avi

#...snip
Unknown encoder 'libmp3lame'

Using apt-cache search libmp3lame I'm told there exist libmp3lame0 and libmp3lame-dev, both of which I've installed. Using acodec libmp3lame0 doesn't work either.

Answer 1

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-52

If package not found try:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53

you can also try to install the libmp3lame0 package:

sudo apt-get install libmp3lame0

Answer 2

Try this, Open Synaptic Package Manager and reinstall ffmpeg. Also try installing winff in Synaptic, this will give you a GUI for ffmpeg. Edit... See also http://code.google.com/p/winff/wiki/UbuntuInstallation about adding "libavcodec-extra-52, libavutil-extra-49 and libavformat-extra-52 from the multiverse repository"

Answer 3

FFMPEG is an open source video converter that can also be used for advanced functions like slowing down the frame rate, resizing the video and many more, rather than just converting the videos. FFmpeg is CLI based. So you don't need to struggle with those unbearable mouse clicks. Convert videos Ubuntu :