{"id":100,"date":"2008-05-15T16:55:15","date_gmt":"2008-05-16T00:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/?p=100"},"modified":"2008-06-17T16:57:29","modified_gmt":"2008-06-18T00:57:29","slug":"compiling-x264-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/2008\/05\/compiling-x264-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Compiling X264 on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

I noticed that HandBrakeCLI displayed this message:<\/p>\n

x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: none!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thought that, perhaps, I could gain some performance by recompiling x264 directly for my AMD dual-core, 64-bit CPU. It turned out to be quite a task.<\/p>\n

gpac<\/h3>\n

Get gpac (check the project’s download page<\/a> for the latest version):<\/p>\n

wget http:\/\/downloads.sourceforge.net\/gpac\/gpac-0.4.4.tar.gz<\/tt><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unpack gpac:<\/p>\n

\n
tar xvzf gpac-0.4.4.tar.gz\r\ncd gpac<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
make configuration script executable:  <\/p>\n
chmod u+x configure<\/tt><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Configure:  <\/p>\n
.\/configure<\/tt><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Compile:  <\/p>\n
make<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
X264<\/h3>\n
Install subversion:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install subversion<\/tt><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Install yasm:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install yasm<\/tt><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Retrieve x264:<\/p>\n
\n
cd ..\r\nsvn co svn:\/\/svn.videolan.org\/x264\/trunk x264\r\ncd x264<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Copy in gpac headers:<\/p>\n
cp -R ..\/gpac\/include\/gpac .<\/tt><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Configure x264 and build:<\/p>\n
\n
.\/configure --enable-mp4-output --enable-shared --extra-ldflags=-L..\/gpac\/bin\/gcc\r\nmake<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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