# FFMPEG: how to install for Blender? **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Software\ **Created:** [October 28, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799 "2006-10-28T07:24:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wolf\_inactive](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/wolf_inactive/32/1294_2.png) [@Wolf\_inactive](https://blenderartists.org/u/Wolf_inactive)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/1 "2006-10-28T07:24:40Z")
Hey guys, I’m using Linux and I’m trying to get ffmpeg support for my Blender. I know that if I download Blender tar.bz2 file manually as in going to the Blender official site and downloading it, It’ll come with the ffmpeg support but I’m trying to get ffmpeg to work with the Blender I installed using Fedora Core 6’s yum installer. I’m using Fedora Core 6 kernel 2.6.18-1.2798. Installing Blender with Yum don’t seem to have ffmpeg support and I’m wondering why that is so? I like yum because it saves me countless hours of trying to install a software in Linux when I can do it in 10 minutes with Yum. So any help would be much appreciated, Chuong. ---
**Author:** ![OTO](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@OTO](https://blenderartists.org/u/OTO)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/2 "2006-10-28T10:39:32Z")
Check what Blender version yum will install Probably not the 2.42a And install Blender from the TAR.GZ archive is as fast as uncompress the archive…that’s all…2 seconds? ---
**Author:** ![Wolf\_inactive](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/wolf_inactive/32/1294_2.png) [@Wolf\_inactive](https://blenderartists.org/u/Wolf_inactive)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/3 "2006-10-29T02:13:00Z")
No, the Yum installer installs Blender 2.42a. ---
**Author:** ![pikseli](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/pikseli/32/4329_2.png) [@pikseli](https://blenderartists.org/u/pikseli)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/4 "2006-10-29T04:11:16Z")
I wish I could help you. I am on debian and I just type ‘apt-get install ffmpeg’ and its installed - well actually since ‘blender’ depends on it it was installed automatically. Doesnt yum take care of dependencies (ie. install ffmpeg when blender is installed)? Maybe 1. Remove Blender using Yum. 2. Install ffmpeg using Yum. 3. Re-install Blender using Yum might work? ---
**Author:** ![Craven](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Craven](https://blenderartists.org/u/Craven)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/5 "2006-10-29T06:15:27Z")
> [@Wolf"](#): > > Installing Blender with Yum don’t seem to have ffmpeg support and I’m wondering why that is so? Don’t RedHat have some objection to using codecs etc that may infringe patents, I know they cripple mp3 support, but I’m sure this extends to certain video formats too (especially as ffmpeg now has native WM9 support). I’d try one of the official archives, then build my own ffmpeg before building blender from source. Maybe ask on the FC forums if ffmpeg from the official repos is crippled in any way. ---
**Author:** ![OTO](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@OTO](https://blenderartists.org/u/OTO)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/6 "2006-10-29T09:14:08Z")
Ok, let’s start from the beggining Why did you say that “your” Blender don’t have ffmpeg suport Look in the Scene-\> Format Panel for the ffmpeg item in the format box menu If not…weird…blame someone…the fedora package managers??? If yes… now in a console or xterm type ffplay You should see something like this in he window: ffplay version 0.4.9 blah blah Good you have ffmpeg instaled And it works? Type: ffplay /path to a music file/mymusicfile.mp3 or .wav or .ogg A window should pop-up ans the music start to play Bye ---
**Author:** ![Wolf\_inactive](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/wolf_inactive/32/1294_2.png) [@Wolf\_inactive](https://blenderartists.org/u/Wolf_inactive)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2006, 8:17am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ffmpeg-how-to-install-for-blender/374799/7 "2006-11-01T08:17:22Z")
OTO, I already said I know that FFMPEG comes with the Blender if DOWNLOADED MANUALLY FROM [BLENDER.ORG](http://BLENDER.ORG) but I was wondering why it doesn’t come with Blender if I installed it with yum (Linux software installer for Window boys). * * * Craven, I see your point now. I can see why they don’t include ffmpeg for Blender through yum installations due to the patents infringement possibility like MP3 formats. Thank you.