Install/Update FFmpeg with hardware acceleration on the Raspberry Pi

update-ffmpeg-rpi.sh

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# Compile and install/update (or install via Apt) FFmpeg Codecs
# Compile and install/update FFmpeg suite
# Compile with hardware acceleration
# Modified from https://retroresolution.com/compiling-ffmpeg-from-source-code-all-in-one-script/

echo "Begining Installation of FFmpeg Suite"

#Update APT Repository
echo "Updating the APT repository information"
sudo apt-get update

#Create Working Directories
echo "Setting up working directories to be used during the installation and build process"
cd ~
rm -rf ~/ffmpeg_build ~/ffmpeg_sources ~/bin/{ffmpeg,ffprobe,ffplay,ffserver,x264,x265}
mkdir -p ~/ffmpeg_sources
mkdir -p ~/ffmpeg_build

#Build Tools
echo "Installing various tools and packages, including audio-video codecs, required for building FFmpeg"
sudo apt-get -y install \
  autoconf \
  automake \
  build-essential \
  git \
  pkg-config \
  texinfo \
  wget \
  yasm \
  libavdevice-dev \
  frei0r-plugins-dev \
  ladspa-sdk \
  libass-dev \
  libavc1394-dev \
  libavresample-dev \
  libbluray-dev \
  libbs2b-dev \
  libcaca-dev \
  libcdio-dev \
  libcelt-dev \
  libchromaprint-dev \
  libdrm-dev \
  libfdk-aac-dev \
  flite1-dev \
  libfontconfig1-dev \
  libfreetype6-dev \
  libfrei0r-ocaml-dev \
  libfribidi-dev \
  libgme-dev \
  libgsm1-dev \
  libiec61883-dev \
  libjack-dev \
  libkvazaar-dev \
  libladspa-ocaml-dev \
  libmodplug-dev \
  libmp3lame-dev \
  libmp3lame-dev \
  libopencore-amrnb-dev \
  libopencore-amrwb-dev \
  libopencv-dev \
  libopenh264-dev \
  libopenjpeg-dev \
  libopenmpt-dev \
  libopus-dev \
  libopus-dev \
  libpulse-dev \
  librsvg2-dev \
  librtmp-dev \
  librubberband-dev \
  libsdl2-dev \
  libshine-dev \
  libsmbclient-dev \
  libsnappy-dev \
  libsoxr-dev \
  libspeex-dev \
  libssh-dev \
  libtesseract-dev \
  libtheora-dev \
  libtheora-dev \
  libtool \
  libtwolame-dev \
  libv4l-dev \
  libva-dev \
  libvdpau-dev \
  libvidstab-dev \
  libvo-amrwbenc-dev \
  libvorbis-dev \
  libvorbis-dev \
  libvpx-dev \
  libvpx-dev \
  libwavpack-dev \
  libwebp-dev \
  libx264-dev \
  libx264-dev \
  libx265-dev \
  libx265-dev \
  libxcb1-dev \
  libxcb-shape0-dev \
  libxcb-shm0-dev \
  libxcb-xfixes0-dev \
  libxml2-dev \
  libxvidcore-dev \
  libzimg-dev \
  libzmq-dev \
  libzvbi-dev \
  libopenal-dev \
  libssl1.0-dev \
  zlib1g-dev

cd ~/ffmpeg_sources
wget http://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-snapshot.tar.bz2 -O ffmpeg-snapshot.tar.bz2
tar xjvf ffmpeg-snapshot.tar.bz2
cd ffmpeg

echo "Configuring FFmpeg"
PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/ffmpeg_build/lib/pkgconfig" ./configure \
  --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" \
  --pkg-config-flags="--static" \
  --extra-cflags="-I$HOME/ffmpeg_build/include" \
  --extra-ldflags="-L$HOME/ffmpeg_build/lib" \
  --extra-libs="-lpthread -lm" \
  --bindir="$HOME/bin" \
  --enable-gpl \
  --enable-nonfree \
  --enable-version3 \
  --enable-avresample \
  --enable-omx \
  --enable-omx-rpi \
  --enable-mmal \
  --enable-avisynth \
  --enable-chromaprint \
  --enable-frei0r \
  --enable-ladspa \
  --enable-libass \
  --enable-libbluray \
  --enable-libbs2b \
  --enable-libcaca \
  --enable-libcelt \
  --enable-libcdio \
  --enable-libdc1394 \
  --enable-libfdk-aac \
  --enable-libflite \
  --enable-libfontconfig \
  --enable-libfreetype \
  --enable-libfribidi \
  --enable-libgme \
  --enable-libgsm \
  --enable-libiec61883 \
  --enable-libjack \
  --enable-libkvazaar \
  --enable-libmodplug \
  --enable-libmp3lame \
  --enable-libopencore-amrnb \
  --enable-libopencore-amrwb \
  --enable-libopencv \
  --enable-libopenh264 \
  --enable-libopenjpeg \
  --enable-libopenmpt \
  --enable-libopus \
  --enable-libpulse \
  --enable-librsvg \
  --enable-librubberband \
  --enable-librtmp \
  --enable-libshine \
  --enable-libsmbclient \
  --enable-libsnappy \
  --enable-libsoxr \
  --enable-libspeex \
  --enable-libssh \
  --enable-libtesseract \
  --enable-libtheora \
  --enable-libtwolame \
  --enable-libv4l2 \
  --enable-libvidstab \
  --enable-libvmaf \
  --enable-libvo-amrwbenc \
  --enable-libvorbis \
  --enable-libvpx \
  --enable-libwavpack \
  --enable-libwebp \
  --enable-libx264 \
  --enable-libx265 \
  --enable-libxavs \
  --enable-libxcb \
  --enable-libxcb-shm \
  --enable-libxcb-xfixes \
  --enable-libxcb-shape \
  --enable-libxvid \
  --enable-libxml2 \
  --enable-libzimg \
  --enable-libzmq \
  --enable-libzvbi \
  --enable-libdrm \
  --enable-openssl \
  --enable-openal \
  --enable-opengl

echo "Making FFmpeg"
PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" make -j4
make install
hash -r

#Update Shared Library Cache
echo "Updating Shared Library Cache"
sudo ldconfig

echo "FFmpeg and Codec Installation Complete"

i had an error in avisynth

"ERROR: avisynth/avisynth_c.h not found"

apparently it was removed from ffmpeg and need to clone/compile it again :/

Please note. Actually the stock ffmpeg coming with raspberry is, support omx and neon. Try it with a simple scale from HD to SD without codecs or other parameters. Just the filter scale

Please note. Actually the stock ffmpeg coming with raspberry is, support omx and neon. Try it with a simple scale from HD to SD without codecs or other parameters. Just the filter scale

i'm trying to build a hardware accelerated ffmpeg to use with emby-server, currently it's only doing software accel... no ffmpeg is installed in the base OS, ffmpeg is only installed with emby-server

I'm using a RPi4 of 4GB with AVideo (ex youphptube) and it's compressing by HW the new videos form 720p to 480p and 360p every day.

Please try to use Raspbian from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/ then

sudo apt install ffmpeg

then use a test HD video on mp4 and try to:

fmpeg -i $pathFileName -vf 'scale=-2:min(480\,if(mod(iw\,2)\,iw-1\,iw))' $destinationFile -y
this reencode the video at 480p usign NEON v6 hardware from CPU

then try to

fmpeg -i $pathFileName -c:a copy -c:v h264_omx -vf 'scale=-2:min(480\,if(mod(iw\,2)\,iw-1\,iw))' $destinationFile -y
This use the HW encoder of video processor.

BUT: compare the videos quality now
The speed is similar (3-4x) but the quality of NEON is superior for the moment. In future I hope that it change. but fot moment OMX is useless apart live scenarios in low quality but fastest.

Please try it

i'll try it, it's for raspi 3

RPi3? I don know how much is fast ths model. But you can see the Rpi4 in action here:

with h264_omx the encoding it's a bit faster and the processor will be only at 65-70º max, but the video quality it's not good.

with h264_omx the encoding it's a bit faster and the processor will be only at 65-70º max, but the video quality it's not good.

installed from the repository and replaced the one in emby server with the repository.... working flawless

Getting

Unknown option "--enable-avresample".
See ./configure --help for available options.

because libavresample was deprecated in 2018-1, and removed from FFmpeg in 2021-4 (ffmpeg 4.4).

https://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=c29038f3041a4080342b2e333c1967d136749c0f

removing line 127 allows building ffmpeg albeit without avresample support.

Substituting --enable-avresample for --enable-swresample might work.

Compillation bullseye ::

1. aarch64 ~~ (X • opencv, omx-rpi, kvazaar, mmmal)(√ . . . )
2. armv7l ~~ (X • opencv, omx-rpi, kvazaar)( √ . . . )
   tmpdocs.epizy.com/000_Raspy_Bullseye_Ffmpeg.txt