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Download ffmpegX 0.0.9w (Apr 27, 2006) for OS X 10.3 and OS X 10.4.

With this new version you are required to download a new version of the mencoder and mplayer binaries and a new version of the mpeg2enc binary even if you already installed ffmpegX before. These new binaries are Universal versions suitables for both PPC and Intel processors. Install the new binaries by following the procedure detailed below.

If you use OS X 10.2, you should use the older version ffmpegX 0.0.9k (Jun 13, 2004). If you get an error message "missing gnutar", then first install version 0.0.9h then switch to version 0.0.9k.

To install ffmpegX 0.0.9w, proceed as follows.

How to install:

1) Make sure that your startup disk has no spaces or special characters in its name. Move any existing ffmpegX application to the trash. Open the .dmg disk image and copy the ffmpegX application to your Applications folder.

2) Run ffmpegX from your Applications folder.

• Some Unix components will need installation. The self-installer window will appear telling you which components need to be installed. This operation will be done only once or in case of major updates of the binaries. You can also bring up the self-installer window manually at any moment by selecting "Install binaries" from the ffmpegX menu in the apple bar. The self installer window looks as follows:

The mencoder, mplayer, mpeg2enc third-party components are not included in the ffmpegX application itself to comply with applicable laws and licensing terms, and you must download them first on your disk with a web browser. Use only the versions provided at the URL indicated in the installer window.


The mpeg2enc binary for ffmpegX 0.0.9w is available here (don't click but use CTRL-click on link and then "Download link on disk").

The mplayer and mencoder binaries for ffmpegX 0.0.9w are available here. Decompress the downloaded zip file by double-clicking the icon.


Now locate the files you've just downloaded in the ffmpegX installer window by clicking the three "Locate.." buttons and selecting the appropriate files.


Finally enter your Mac OSX login password, and click "Install" to install the components. You may now trash the various files you have downloaded, as a copy will have been installed in /Library/Application Support/ffmpegX.


You're done ! Now if you like ffmpegX and find it useful, please register it.

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OPTIONAL INSTALL: IF YOU WANT TO ENCODE FROM REALVIDEO SOURCES
If you want to encode from RealVideo sources with the mencoder engine, you should also install the reallibs package for ffmpegX 0.0.9u. This package is now optional because of its additional install complexity. First go on the Helix distribution page by clicking this link. From the list of builds you should select the latest "macos-gcc3-pb" / "All clients" link.

In the following page you should accept twice a license agreement like in the following screenshot.

Then you will access the page containing the download link:


Click the orange color link and decompress the downloaded file by double-clicking it. If you have problems in getting all the above, or if the recent build does not work well, you may download instead a stable build of reallib from this link.


Now rename the folder as "reallib", and copy it into /Library/Application Support/ffmpegX
You're done ! To test your reallibs install, open a RealVideo file in ffmpegX and click "Play". If you see the movie, then the install is successful.

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