Before opening an issue, check if it's an issue directly from executing the suite. This isn't Doom9, reddit, stackoverflow or any other forum for general questions about the things being compiled. This script builds them, that's all.
This source code is also mirrored in GitLab.
Most git sources in the suite use GitHub, so if it's down, it's probably useless to run the suite at that time.
Click here to download latest version
For information about the compiler environment see the wiki, there you also have a example of how to compile your own tools.
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FFmpeg (shared or static) with these libraries (all optional, but compiled by default unless said otherwise):
- Light build:
- amd amf encoders (built-in)
- cuda (built-in)
- cuvid (built-in)
- ffnvcodec (git)
- libdav1d (git)
- libmp3lame (mingw)
- libopus (mingw)
- libvorbis (mingw)
- libvpx (git)
- libx264 (git)
- libx265 (hg)
- nvdec (built-in)
- nvenc (built-in)
- schannel with gmp (mingw)
- enabled by default if openssl, libtls, mbedtls or gnutls aren't enabled
- gmp can be switched by gcrypt (mingw) with --enable-gcrypt
- sdl2 (2.0.9) (needed for ffplay)
- enabled by default, use --disable-sdl2 if unneeded
- Zeranoe-emulating build (in addition to Light)
- avisynth (needs avisynth dll installed)
- fontconfig (2.13.1)
- only one of these TLS libs (including schannel) can be enabled at once:
- openssl (mingw)
- preferred to gnutls and to libtls if all three are in options
- needs non-GPL license
- libtls (from libressl) (latest release)
- needs non-GPL license
- mbedtls (mingw)
- preferred to gnutls if GPLv3 license is chosen
- gnutls (latest release)
- openssl (mingw)
- libaom (git)
- libass (git)
- by default with DirectWrite backend
- if --enable-fontconfig, fontconfig backend included
- with harfbuzz (git)
- libbluray (git)
- BD-J support requires installation of Java JDK
- BD-J support after compilation probably only requires JRE (untested)
- libfreetype (git)
- libmfx (git)
- libmodplug (mingw)
- libopencore-amr(nb/wb) (mingw)
- libopenjpeg2 (mingw)
- libopenmpt (svn from beta release)
- libsnappy (mingw)
- libsoxr (git)
- libspeex (mingw)
- libtheora (mingw)
- libtwolame (mingw)
- libvidstab (git snapshot)
- libvo-amrwbenc (0.1.3)
- libwavpack (mingw)
- libwebp (git)
- libxml2 (mingw)
- libxvid (1.3.5)
- libzimg (git)
- Full build (in addition to Zeranoe)
- chromaprint (mingw)
- cuda filters (needs CUDA SDK installed)
- needs non-free license
- decklink (10.9.3)
- needs non-free license
- frei0r (git)
- ladspa (mingw)
- libbs2b (3.1.0)
- libcaca (mingw)
- libcdio (mingw)
- libcodec2 (0.8)
- libdavs2 (git)
- libfdk-aac (git)
- needs non-free license if not LGPL
- libflite (git)
- libfribidi (git)
- libgme (git snapshot)
- libgsm (mingw)
- libilbc (git snapshot)
- libkvazaar (git)
- libmysofa (git)
- needed for sofalizer filter
- libnpp (needs CUDA SDK installed)
- needs non-free license
- libopenh264 (official binaries)
- librtmp (git)
- librubberband (git snapshot)
- libsrt (git)
- libssh (mingw)
- libtesseract (git)
- libvmaf (git)
- libxavs (svn snapshot)
- libxavs2 (git)
- libzmq (mingw)
- libzvbi (0.2.35)
- opencl (from system)
- opengl (from system)
- Light build:
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other tools
- aom (git)
- bmx (git)
- curl (latest release) with WinSSL/LibreSSL/OpenSSL/mbedTLS/GnuTLS backend
- cyanrip (git)
- dav1d (git)
- dssim (git)
- faac (1.29.9.2)
- fdk-aac (git)
- ffmbc (git) (unsupported)
- flac (git)
- haisrt tools (git)
- jq (git)
- kvazaar (git)
- lame (3.100)
- libaacs (git) (shared)
- libbdplus (git) (shared)
- mediainfo cli (git)
- mp4box (git)
- mplayer (svn) (unsupported)
- mpv (git) including in addition to ffmpeg libs:
- Base build (ffmpegChoice=2 or 3)
- ANGLE (from https://i.fsbn.eu/pub/angle/)
- lcms2 (mingw)
- libass (git)
- libbluray (git)
- BD-J support requires installation of Java JDK
- BD-J support after compilation probably only requires JRE (untested)
- luajit (mingw)
- mujs (git)
- rubberband (git snapshot)
- uchardet (mingw)
- vulkan, shaderc, crossc (git)
- Full build (ffmpegChoice=4)
- dvdread (git)
- dvdnav (git)
- libarchive (mingw)
- shared libmpv
- vapoursynth (if installed or standalone inside /local(32|64))
- Base build (ffmpegChoice=2 or 3)
- opus-tools (git)
- rav1e (git)
- redshift (git)
- ripgrep (git latest release)
- rtmpdump (git)
- sox (14.4.2)
- speex (git)
- tesseract (git)
- vorbis-tools (git snapshot)
- vpx (VP8 and VP9 8, 10 and 12 bit) (git)
- vvc tools (git)
- webp tools (git)
- x264 (8 and 10 bit, with l-smash [mp4 output], lavf and ffms2) (git)
- x265 (8, 10 and 12 bit) (hg)
- xvid (1.3.5)
- Windows 32/64-bits (tested with Win10 64-bits; 32-bits is not tested at all by anyone, avoid)
- NTFS drive
- 13GB+ disk space for a full 32 and 64-bit build, 8GB+ for 64-bit
- 4GB+ RAM
This tool is inspired by the very nice, linux cross-compiling tool from Roger Pack (rdp): https://github.com/rdp/ffmpeg-windows-build-helpers
It is based on msys2 and tested under Windows 7, 8.1. and 10. http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2/
I use some jscript parts from nu774: https://github.com/nu774/fdkaac_autobuild
Thanks to all of them!
This Windows Batchscript setups a MinGW/GCC compiler environment for building ffmpeg and other media tools under Windows. After building the environment it retrieves and compiles all tools. All tools get static compiled, no external .dlls needed (with some optional exceptions)
How to use it:
- Download the file, and extract it to your target folder or
git clonethe project. Compilers and tools will get installed there. Please make sure you use a folder without space characters. A good place is: c:\mingw - Double click the media-autobuild_suite.bat file
- Select the toolchain you'll want (select the one your operating system is on, if you don't know it's probably 64-bit)
- Select if you want to compile for Windows 32-bit, 64-bit or both
- Select if you want to compile non-free tools like "fdk aac"
- Select the numbers of CPU (cores) you want to use
- Wait a little bit, and hopefully after a while you'll find all your "*.exe" tools under local32\bin-(audio/global/video) or local64\bin-(audio/global/video)
The Script writes a ini-file, so you only need to make these choices the first time what you want to build.
For all you need ~7 GB disk space. The script doesn't build any registry key or system variables, when you don't need it any more you can delete the folder and your system will be clean. Building everything from scratch takes about ~3 hours depending on what is enabled.
Check forcing-recompilations to check how you can force a rebuild of all libs/binaries.
To save a bit of space you can delete, after compiling, all source folders (except the folders with a "-git", "-svn" or "-hg" on end) in /build. There's an option in the .bat for the script to remove these folders automatically.
Have fun!
If there's some error during compilation follow these steps:
- Make sure you're using the latest version of this suite by downloading the latest version and replacing all files with the new ones;
- If you know which part it's crashing on, delete that project's folder in /build and run the script again (ex: if x264 is failing, try deleting x264-git folder in /build);
- If it still doesn't work, create an issue and paste the URL to
logs.zipthat the script gives or attach the file yourself to the issue page. - If the problem isn't reproducible by the contributors of the suite, it's probably a problem on your side. Delete /msys32, /msys64, /local32 and /local64 if they exist. /build is usually safe to keep and saves time;
- If the problem is reproducible, it could be a problem with the package itself or the contributors will find a way to probably make it work.
- If you compile with
--enable-libnppand/or--enable-cuda-sdk, see Notes about CUDA SDK
media-autobuild_suite.bat
- This file sets up the msys2 system and the compiler environment. For normal use you only have to start this file. Every time you start this batch file it runs through the process, but after the first time it only checks some variables and run updates to the MinGW environment. After that it only compiles the tools that get updates from svn/git/hg.
/build/media-autobuild_suite.ini
- This file get generated after the first start and saves the settings that you have selected. Before the next run you can edit it.
/build/media-suite_compile.sh
- This is the compiling script, it builds all the libs and tools we want, like ffmpeg; mplayer; etc. You can also inspect it and see how to compile your own tools. Normally you can copy the code and paste it in the mintty shell (except
make -j $cpuCount, here you need to put your cpu count). You don't need to start this script, it's called by the batch script.
/build/media-suite_update.sh
- This script runs every time you run the batch file. It checks for updates to the MinGW environment.
/build/media-suite_helper.sh
- This script contains helper functions used by compile and update that can also be
source'd by the user if desired.
/build/ffmpeg_options.txt & /build/mpv_options.txt
- If you select the option to choose your own FFmpeg/mpv optional libraries, this file will contain options that get sent to FFmpeg/mpv's configure script before compiling. Edit this file as you wish to get a smaller FFmpeg/mpv without features you don't need or with additional features not compiled by default, if supported.
/local32|64/etc/custom_profile & $HOME/custom_build_options
- Put here any general/platform tweaks that you need for your specific environment. See
/local32|64/etc/profile2.localfor example usage.
Using custom patches is not officially supported, if you do use custom patches, do not expect much support from this suite. Either go to the patch's author or to a forum for help
- It is assumed that you, the reader, have enough knowledge of bash specifically in order to understand some basic terminology. If not, please look up what you do not know.
- It is highly recommended to look through the compile script for the exact package you want to modify and cross-reference the functions with the helper script to see what is actually being done.
- Although it is recommended to use the functions provided in the helper script, there is nothing stopping you from using the actual commands.
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To use a custom patch, create a script within the build folder named
<repository's name>_extra.sh.- For ffmpeg, the folder name would be ffmpeg-git, but the repository's name would be ffmpeg.
- For game-music-emu, the folder name would be game-music-emu-0.6.2 and the repository's name would be game-music-emu
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The commands will run in the cloned/unzipped folder unless otherwise stated. (flac_extra.sh would run commands within flac-git)
To reference the cloned folder itself (flac-git ffmpeg-git) you can use the variable ${REPO_DIR}.
To reference the generated build folder, you would need to use ${REPO_DIR}/build-${bits} to reference the build-64bit folder for 64 bit builds or build-32bit folder for 32 bit builds.
- For some packages, the build folder may be slightly different (
build-shared-${bits}for shared ffmpeg orbuild-light-${bits}for light build, etc. Try to compile at least once to see what folders are generated or look through the compile script)
If you are building for both 32 and 64-bit, you can gate certain commands using if [ "$bits"="64bits" ]; then <command>; fi to only run them when building for 64 bits.
Be careful with certain packages due to their unique build process (x265, x264, and some others) so make sure to check the compile script
Example Script: /build/aom_extra.sh for aom-git
#!/bin/bash
# Commands to run before running cmake
_pre_cmake(){
# Installs libwebp
do_pacman_install libwebp
# Downloads the patch and then applies the patch
do_patch "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/1480c1/9fa9292afedadcea2b3a3e067e96dca2/raw/50a3ed39543d3cf21160f9ad38df45d9843d8dc5/0001-Example-patch-for-learning-purpose.patch"
}
_post_cmake(){
# Change directory to the build folder
cd_safe "build-${bits}"
# Rerun cmake with custom options. This will override the previous cmake commands.
# $LOCALDESTDIR refers to local64 or local32
cmake .. -G"Ninja" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$LOCALDESTDIR" \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang \
-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=off -DENABLE_TOOLS=off
}
# Commands to run before building using ninja
_pre_ninja(){
# Change directory to the build folder (Absolute path or relative to aom-git)
cd_safe "build-${bits}"
# applies a local patch (Absolute or relative to aom-git)
do_patch "My-Custom-Patches/test-diff-files.diff"
# run a custom ninja command.
ninja aom_version_check
# Not necessary, but just for readability sake
cd_safe ..
}
Example Script: /build/ffmpeg_extra.sh for ffmpeg-git
#!/bin/bash
# Force to recompile every time this script is executed
touch custom_updated
_pre_configure(){
#
# Apply a patch from ffmpeg's patchwork site.
do_patch "https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/patch/12563/mbox/" am
#
# Apply a local patch inside the directory where is "ffmpeg_extra.sh"
patch -p1 -i "$LOCALBUILDDIR/ffmpeg-0001-my_patch.patch"
#
# Add extra configure options to ffmpeg (ffmpeg specific)
# If you want to add something to ffmpeg not within the suite already
# you will need to install it yourself, either through pacman
# or compiling from source.
FFMPEG_OPTS+=(--enable-libsvthevc)
#
}For a list of possible directive, look under unset_extra_script in media-suite_helper.sh.
For --enable-cuda-nvcc and --enable-libnpp to work, you need NVIDIA's CUDA SDK installed with CUDA_PATH variable to be set system-wide and VS2017 installed which should come with vswhere.exe. If for some reason CUDA_PATH isn't set and/or vswhere.exe isn't installed, you need to export the CUDA_PATH variable path using the above mentioned user files and manually export the correct PATH including the absolute cygpath-converted path to MSVC's cl.exe.
Nothing should be disabled manually when installing CUDA SDK as disabling random things can cause the compilation to fail
For example, if you need to manually set the CUDA_PATH and include in the PATH the binaries for MSVC cl.exe and nvcc.exe, add this bit of bash script inside a text file in /local64/etc/custom_profile:
# adapt these to your environment
_cuda_basepath="C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA"
_cuda_version=10.0
_msvc_basepath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC"
_msvc_version=14.15.26726
_msvc_hostarch=x64
_msvc_targetarch=x64
# you shouldn't need to change these unless your environment is weird or you know what you're doing
export CUDA_PATH=$(cygpath -sm "${_cuda_basepath}")/${_cuda_version}
export PATH=$PATH:$(dirname "$(cygpath -u "\\${_msvc_basepath}\\${_msvc_version}\bin\Host\\${_msvc_hostarch}\\${_msvc_targetarch}\cl.exe")")
export PATH=$PATH:$CUDA_PATH/binhttp://ingar.satgnu.net/devenv/mingw32/base.html
http://kemovitra.blogspot.co.at/2009/08/mingw-to-compile-ffmpeg.html