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From: Phyllis Smith <phylsmith2017@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: Cinelerra FFMPEG Questions
To: Andrew Wesly <andrewwesly@gmail.com>

1. It is a little hard to say for sure depending on how the package you installed did the build. But most likely the ffnpeg routines will be in a subdirectory of something like cinelerra-5.1/thirdparty/ffmpeg-8.0

(edited - if I remember correctly, you used Andrey's Fedora build which is the best option for you)

2. Again most likely the fedora package you are using was built using its own ffnpeg routines and not your systems version.

(edited - 3. You can not point to a different ffmpeg version unless you do you own build.)

For what purpose are you looking for the ffnpeg routines?

On Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 13:38 Andrew Wesly <andrewwesly@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Phyllis and Cinelerra Team,

I'm looking through the CinelerraGG_Manual.pdf document for information about configuring FFMPEG and I have a few basic questions for you.

1) The manual states that Cinelerra has an FFMPEG configuration directory. However, where si that directory located on default Linux installs, Fedora specifically?

2) I installed Cinelerra pre-built from a repository. What FFMPEG does it use? That is to say, if there are two or more versions of FFMPEG installed on a system, does Cinelerra come with its own FFMPEG or does it use an FFMPEG already on the system?

3) How may I point Cinelerra to a custom FFMPEG, i.e. one of a different version?

Many thanks,
Andrew Wesly