How to install ffmpeg on CentOS?
 

Does anyone know of a simple guide to install ffmpeg on a CentOS 5 (64 bit) server? I have already Googled but all I can find are guides from 2007 with dead links?

yum install ffmpeg

./configure
make
make install

Path to my ffmpeg should be something like usr/bin/ffmpg

Do I need to create ffmpeg folder first and cd into it or will this command create the folder for me as well?

Essentially. Note that you probably will want to install from source because the CentOS version of ffmpeg in the repos is usually missing a ton of options and codecs - in addition to usually being very out of date You will need to look into which configure options you need to enable. That is the whole key to getting a useful install. "./configure" alone probably isn't going to cut it for a useful server. :)

You had better just hire someone to do this. I foresee only trouble if you try to do this yourself unless you have a couple weeks to get it done.

That command should install it all where needed without the need to create directories. However, as mentioned it will likely be missing many codecs and options which you will need.

If you really want to try it yourself still, this might be of some help:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=903030

I realize it now :) I'll just find someone to do it correctly. Anyway, thank you all for trying to help me!