On 26.06.2012 12:09, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 06/26/2012 05:55 PM, Mateusz Marzantowicz wrote:
>> I have a problem with assembling working environment with all packages
>> required to encode/decode/convert MPEG-4 and H.264 media files in Fedora
>> 17 x86_64.
>>
>> I'd like to convert some video files to mpeg-4 format easily but I'm
>> unable to do it. I'm unable to find any comprehensive info about
>> packages that need to be installed in Fedora 17 in order to work with
>> aforementioned files. So I ended up mixing some advice form several
>> blogs etc. I can watch mp4 videos but not create them from other media
>> files.
> You've not indicated if you any 3rd party repos defined.  I suspect not....
>
> If you don't have 3rd party repos, that explains the "problem".  The standard 
> Fedora
> repos don't contain software that is patent encumbered.....like mpeg and mp3.
>
> You should visit http://rpmfusion.org/ and configure the free and non-free 
> repos.
>
> I am sure others can point you to the software to do what you ask.  I happen 
> to be on
> f16 and use HandBrake for all my conversion needed.  But, there are plenty of 
> others.
>

Thanks, I have rpmfusion configured and I've already used it to install
some of devil patented packages. But I don't think that there is a
patent issue with WinFF and I can't find the package for it.


Mateusz Marzantowicz
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