ffmpeg compile with h.264 on Raring Ringtail (Ubuntu 13.04)

The temp space is your friend on this. I am root user throughout this. You can sudo every command, but that gets old for me.

Get the latest source

Go into the clone source and configure with H.264 support

 
The make will take a while because of the H264 support.

make install will be a breeze.

And it’s just that [...]

FFMPEG compile and encode with H.264/MPEG-4

How I use FFMPEG is a constantly changing situation for me. The more you understand the tools available in FFMPEG, the more you are able to do some really amazing stuff. Here is how I am running it now in 2013.
Compiling ffmpeg on Ubuntu 12.10

This compile includes x264 which is awesome.

 
Encoding with H.264

”  -async 2″ [...]

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl National Anthem Navy Fly-by

Pretty neat moment at the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.The Glide Memorial Choir singing the National Anthem and then we got a fly-by.

 

Netflix on Linux via PPA: Works (Ubuntu 12.10, GNOME 3)

Pretty slick. Thanks. WINE cocktail of Firefox, SilverLight, etc. via PPA.
More info >>  http://www.iheartubuntu.com/2012/11/ppa-for-netflix-desktop-app.html

But what about the (Android) Children?

A co-worker alerted me to something interesting in his testing of an Android tablet we have. PBSkids.org kicks-up a interesting alert when you try to stream from an Android or non-Apple iOS device.

Clearly, this is not a technical limitation, but a “contractual agreement” to limit access to non-iOS mobile devices. Not a fan of this kind of stuff.