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If you are looking to do some video encoding the “cheap” way, then you need to install FFMPEG. If you are a CentOS junkie like me, then this is how you do it:

vi /etc/yum.repos.d/dag.repo

Insert

[dag]
name=Dag RPM Repository for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

Now run yum update

After that look for ffmpeg (yum list ffmpeg) and install it… (yum install ffmpeg)

That’s it! On my next post I’ll add some ffmpeg tricks and tips.

I know, is not an easy thing, just don’t go with your gut feeling, make a solid assessment based your own experience, market, location and type of project (Just to keep it simple).

Most programmers will lean towards their favorite programming language and will give you a biased opinion. Some are more objective and willing to see beyond their comfort zone.

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