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Is there a good place or bash script I can use (or at least a version I can build myself) for FFmpeg on OS X?



I have Xcode installed as well as the CLI for Xcode (gcc etc).



I have a version of FFmpeg currently installed, but somehow I get a segmentation error on libx264 as well as the libvpx (I can't convert to MP4 and WebM).



All I want to do is batch convert video files to HTML5 compatible videos. All my source videos consist of .mov .mp4 and .wmv files. .ogv works fine by the way.



So the real question:




  1. How to uninstall everything of FFmpeg on my Mac now

  2. Reinstall a FFmpeg version that can convert to .mp4, .webm, and .ogv


I also tried the precompiled version of Miro video converter but somehow that doesn't work either.










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    Is there a good place or bash script I can use (or at least a version I can build myself) for FFmpeg on OS X?



    I have Xcode installed as well as the CLI for Xcode (gcc etc).



    I have a version of FFmpeg currently installed, but somehow I get a segmentation error on libx264 as well as the libvpx (I can't convert to MP4 and WebM).



    All I want to do is batch convert video files to HTML5 compatible videos. All my source videos consist of .mov .mp4 and .wmv files. .ogv works fine by the way.



    So the real question:




    1. How to uninstall everything of FFmpeg on my Mac now

    2. Reinstall a FFmpeg version that can convert to .mp4, .webm, and .ogv


    I also tried the precompiled version of Miro video converter but somehow that doesn't work either.










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      Is there a good place or bash script I can use (or at least a version I can build myself) for FFmpeg on OS X?



      I have Xcode installed as well as the CLI for Xcode (gcc etc).



      I have a version of FFmpeg currently installed, but somehow I get a segmentation error on libx264 as well as the libvpx (I can't convert to MP4 and WebM).



      All I want to do is batch convert video files to HTML5 compatible videos. All my source videos consist of .mov .mp4 and .wmv files. .ogv works fine by the way.



      So the real question:




      1. How to uninstall everything of FFmpeg on my Mac now

      2. Reinstall a FFmpeg version that can convert to .mp4, .webm, and .ogv


      I also tried the precompiled version of Miro video converter but somehow that doesn't work either.










      share|improve this question
















      Is there a good place or bash script I can use (or at least a version I can build myself) for FFmpeg on OS X?



      I have Xcode installed as well as the CLI for Xcode (gcc etc).



      I have a version of FFmpeg currently installed, but somehow I get a segmentation error on libx264 as well as the libvpx (I can't convert to MP4 and WebM).



      All I want to do is batch convert video files to HTML5 compatible videos. All my source videos consist of .mov .mp4 and .wmv files. .ogv works fine by the way.



      So the real question:




      1. How to uninstall everything of FFmpeg on my Mac now

      2. Reinstall a FFmpeg version that can convert to .mp4, .webm, and .ogv


      I also tried the precompiled version of Miro video converter but somehow that doesn't work either.







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          There are three options, sorted by complexity:




          • Homebrew (or other package managers)

          • Static builds

          • Compile yourself


          To follow this you need to have a bit of knowledge using a terminal/shell under macOS.





          1. Homebrew



          Homebrew has a formula for stable FFmpeg releases. This will get you running pretty fast. First, install Homebrew.



          Then install FFmpeg through the ffmpeg formula:



          brew install ffmpeg


          This will download a lot of dependencies such as x264, but after that you should be good to go.



          To update ffmpeg later on, run:



          brew update && brew upgrade ffmpeg




          2. Static Builds



          The FFmpeg project, on the download page, offers links to static builds for ffmpeg, which you can just download, extract, and use in a terminal.



          Static builds cannot contain every possible encoder, mostly due to licensing issues. This is why I don't recommend using them unless you don't really care about which specific features you need.



          Once downloaded, extract the file, open up Terminal.app, and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the files, i.e. where you find a file called ffmpeg. Copy this file to /usr/local/bin:



          cd ~/Downloads/
          sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
          sudo cp ./ffmpeg /usr/local/bin
          sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg


          Now, if you use Bash (which is the default shell), add it to your $PATH:



          open -e ~/.bash_profile


          Add this to the file at the end:



          export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"


          Save it, and close the editor. Now restart your Terminal and which ffmpeg should return /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg.





          3. Compiling yourself



          You can of course build FFmpeg tools yourself, following the OS X compilation guide. This guide will always be up to date, and by manually compiling you may be able to tweak a few parameters.





          To uninstall whatever version of FFmpeg you installed we'd need to know how you've installed it in the first place. Since Homebrew will install to /usr/local/Cellar, and symlink to /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg, it probably won't cause any problems with other libraries. However, check the make install scripts of the versions you (supposedly) built yourself and see where they placed FFmpeg. Then just delete them from there — it won't interfere with Homebrew.



          The segmentation fault could be due to improper linking between the x264 or libvpx libraries. Since Homebrew will take care of this, you shouldn't run into any issues.






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            There are three options, sorted by complexity:




            • Homebrew (or other package managers)

            • Static builds

            • Compile yourself


            To follow this you need to have a bit of knowledge using a terminal/shell under macOS.





            1. Homebrew



            Homebrew has a formula for stable FFmpeg releases. This will get you running pretty fast. First, install Homebrew.



            Then install FFmpeg through the ffmpeg formula:



            brew install ffmpeg


            This will download a lot of dependencies such as x264, but after that you should be good to go.



            To update ffmpeg later on, run:



            brew update && brew upgrade ffmpeg




            2. Static Builds



            The FFmpeg project, on the download page, offers links to static builds for ffmpeg, which you can just download, extract, and use in a terminal.



            Static builds cannot contain every possible encoder, mostly due to licensing issues. This is why I don't recommend using them unless you don't really care about which specific features you need.



            Once downloaded, extract the file, open up Terminal.app, and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the files, i.e. where you find a file called ffmpeg. Copy this file to /usr/local/bin:



            cd ~/Downloads/
            sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
            sudo cp ./ffmpeg /usr/local/bin
            sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg


            Now, if you use Bash (which is the default shell), add it to your $PATH:



            open -e ~/.bash_profile


            Add this to the file at the end:



            export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"


            Save it, and close the editor. Now restart your Terminal and which ffmpeg should return /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg.





            3. Compiling yourself



            You can of course build FFmpeg tools yourself, following the OS X compilation guide. This guide will always be up to date, and by manually compiling you may be able to tweak a few parameters.





            To uninstall whatever version of FFmpeg you installed we'd need to know how you've installed it in the first place. Since Homebrew will install to /usr/local/Cellar, and symlink to /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg, it probably won't cause any problems with other libraries. However, check the make install scripts of the versions you (supposedly) built yourself and see where they placed FFmpeg. Then just delete them from there — it won't interfere with Homebrew.



            The segmentation fault could be due to improper linking between the x264 or libvpx libraries. Since Homebrew will take care of this, you shouldn't run into any issues.






            share|improve this answer






























              34














              There are three options, sorted by complexity:




              • Homebrew (or other package managers)

              • Static builds

              • Compile yourself


              To follow this you need to have a bit of knowledge using a terminal/shell under macOS.





              1. Homebrew



              Homebrew has a formula for stable FFmpeg releases. This will get you running pretty fast. First, install Homebrew.



              Then install FFmpeg through the ffmpeg formula:



              brew install ffmpeg


              This will download a lot of dependencies such as x264, but after that you should be good to go.



              To update ffmpeg later on, run:



              brew update && brew upgrade ffmpeg




              2. Static Builds



              The FFmpeg project, on the download page, offers links to static builds for ffmpeg, which you can just download, extract, and use in a terminal.



              Static builds cannot contain every possible encoder, mostly due to licensing issues. This is why I don't recommend using them unless you don't really care about which specific features you need.



              Once downloaded, extract the file, open up Terminal.app, and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the files, i.e. where you find a file called ffmpeg. Copy this file to /usr/local/bin:



              cd ~/Downloads/
              sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
              sudo cp ./ffmpeg /usr/local/bin
              sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg


              Now, if you use Bash (which is the default shell), add it to your $PATH:



              open -e ~/.bash_profile


              Add this to the file at the end:



              export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"


              Save it, and close the editor. Now restart your Terminal and which ffmpeg should return /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg.





              3. Compiling yourself



              You can of course build FFmpeg tools yourself, following the OS X compilation guide. This guide will always be up to date, and by manually compiling you may be able to tweak a few parameters.





              To uninstall whatever version of FFmpeg you installed we'd need to know how you've installed it in the first place. Since Homebrew will install to /usr/local/Cellar, and symlink to /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg, it probably won't cause any problems with other libraries. However, check the make install scripts of the versions you (supposedly) built yourself and see where they placed FFmpeg. Then just delete them from there — it won't interfere with Homebrew.



              The segmentation fault could be due to improper linking between the x264 or libvpx libraries. Since Homebrew will take care of this, you shouldn't run into any issues.






              share|improve this answer




























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                There are three options, sorted by complexity:




                • Homebrew (or other package managers)

                • Static builds

                • Compile yourself


                To follow this you need to have a bit of knowledge using a terminal/shell under macOS.





                1. Homebrew



                Homebrew has a formula for stable FFmpeg releases. This will get you running pretty fast. First, install Homebrew.



                Then install FFmpeg through the ffmpeg formula:



                brew install ffmpeg


                This will download a lot of dependencies such as x264, but after that you should be good to go.



                To update ffmpeg later on, run:



                brew update && brew upgrade ffmpeg




                2. Static Builds



                The FFmpeg project, on the download page, offers links to static builds for ffmpeg, which you can just download, extract, and use in a terminal.



                Static builds cannot contain every possible encoder, mostly due to licensing issues. This is why I don't recommend using them unless you don't really care about which specific features you need.



                Once downloaded, extract the file, open up Terminal.app, and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the files, i.e. where you find a file called ffmpeg. Copy this file to /usr/local/bin:



                cd ~/Downloads/
                sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
                sudo cp ./ffmpeg /usr/local/bin
                sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg


                Now, if you use Bash (which is the default shell), add it to your $PATH:



                open -e ~/.bash_profile


                Add this to the file at the end:



                export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"


                Save it, and close the editor. Now restart your Terminal and which ffmpeg should return /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg.





                3. Compiling yourself



                You can of course build FFmpeg tools yourself, following the OS X compilation guide. This guide will always be up to date, and by manually compiling you may be able to tweak a few parameters.





                To uninstall whatever version of FFmpeg you installed we'd need to know how you've installed it in the first place. Since Homebrew will install to /usr/local/Cellar, and symlink to /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg, it probably won't cause any problems with other libraries. However, check the make install scripts of the versions you (supposedly) built yourself and see where they placed FFmpeg. Then just delete them from there — it won't interfere with Homebrew.



                The segmentation fault could be due to improper linking between the x264 or libvpx libraries. Since Homebrew will take care of this, you shouldn't run into any issues.






                share|improve this answer















                There are three options, sorted by complexity:




                • Homebrew (or other package managers)

                • Static builds

                • Compile yourself


                To follow this you need to have a bit of knowledge using a terminal/shell under macOS.





                1. Homebrew



                Homebrew has a formula for stable FFmpeg releases. This will get you running pretty fast. First, install Homebrew.



                Then install FFmpeg through the ffmpeg formula:



                brew install ffmpeg


                This will download a lot of dependencies such as x264, but after that you should be good to go.



                To update ffmpeg later on, run:



                brew update && brew upgrade ffmpeg




                2. Static Builds



                The FFmpeg project, on the download page, offers links to static builds for ffmpeg, which you can just download, extract, and use in a terminal.



                Static builds cannot contain every possible encoder, mostly due to licensing issues. This is why I don't recommend using them unless you don't really care about which specific features you need.



                Once downloaded, extract the file, open up Terminal.app, and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the files, i.e. where you find a file called ffmpeg. Copy this file to /usr/local/bin:



                cd ~/Downloads/
                sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
                sudo cp ./ffmpeg /usr/local/bin
                sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg


                Now, if you use Bash (which is the default shell), add it to your $PATH:



                open -e ~/.bash_profile


                Add this to the file at the end:



                export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"


                Save it, and close the editor. Now restart your Terminal and which ffmpeg should return /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg.





                3. Compiling yourself



                You can of course build FFmpeg tools yourself, following the OS X compilation guide. This guide will always be up to date, and by manually compiling you may be able to tweak a few parameters.





                To uninstall whatever version of FFmpeg you installed we'd need to know how you've installed it in the first place. Since Homebrew will install to /usr/local/Cellar, and symlink to /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg, it probably won't cause any problems with other libraries. However, check the make install scripts of the versions you (supposedly) built yourself and see where they placed FFmpeg. Then just delete them from there — it won't interfere with Homebrew.



                The segmentation fault could be due to improper linking between the x264 or libvpx libraries. Since Homebrew will take care of this, you shouldn't run into any issues.







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