This quick tutorial is going to show you how to install the latest FFmpeg multimedia library 3.3 “Hilbert” in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04 via PPA.
FFmpeg 3.3 “Hilbert” is a new major release that features:
- Apple Pixlet decoder
- NewTek SpeedHQ decoder
- QDMC audio decoder
- PSD (Photoshop Document) decoder
- FM Screen Capture decoder
- ScreenPressor decoder
- XPM decoder
- DNxHR decoder fixes for HQX and high resolution videos
- ClearVideo decoder (partial)
- 16.8 and 24.0 floating point PCM decoder
- Intel QSV-accelerated VP8 video decoding
- native Opus encoder
- DNxHR 444 and HQX encoding
- Quality improvements for the (M)JPEG encoder
- VAAPI-accelerated MPEG-2 and VP8 encoding
- MPEG-7 Video Signature filter
- Intel QSV video scaling and deinterlacing filters
- Support MOV with multiple sample description tables
- Pro-MPEG CoP #3-R2 FEC protocol
- Support for spherical videos
- CrystalHD decoder moved to new decode API
- and many more, see release note.
How to Install FFmpeg 3.3 via PPA in Ubuntu:
1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “Terminal” from the dash. When it opens, run command to add the PPA repository (unofficial):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3
Type in password (no visual feedback due to security reason) and hit Enter.
2. (For Ubuntu 14.04 only), you also need to add another PPA for the dependencies:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/tesseract
3. Then upgrade FFmpeg using Software Updater:
Or simply run command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
How to Restore:
To undo the changes and restore to the stock version of FFmpeg in main Ubuntu repositories, purge the PPA via command:
sudo apt install ppa-purge && ppa-purge ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3
