HOWTO_ffmpeg_install_from_source.txt

# NOTE:  ffmpeg HEAD not working with newest libx264
# FFMPEG: a02a9f1
# X264 (GOOD): 2b8d6a6
# X264 (BAD): 6a4a9be

# NOTE: when compiling for different arch, "make clean" doesn't seem to clean it totally.  
# completely re-clone ffmpeg & swscale from git repo & configure/make/make install

# install assember
sudo yum install yasm

# x264
git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git
cd x264
./configure --enable-shared && make && make install
ldconfig

# ffmpeg
git clone git://git.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/
cd ffmpeg
git clone git://git.mplayerhq.hu/libswscale/
./configure --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-swscale --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264