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Update readme to mention FFmpeg 2.8.11. (Islandora#151)
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rosiel authored and DiegoPino committed May 6, 2019
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### Installing FFmpeg and AAC Encoders

FFmpeg is a command-line video-processing library, required to create TN, MP4, and MKV derivatives.
This module has been tested with FFmpeg version 1.1.4. It can be downloaded
[here](http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-1.1.4.tar.gz)
This module has been tested with:

To support the creation of MP4 files, FFmpeg needs an [AAC encoder](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AAC).
For legacy reasons, this module uses `libfaac` by default. **Libfaac is not free for commercial use**. Alternate encoders
(such as `libfdk_aac`) may be set in the configuration options. However, due to license restrictions, the mentioned encoders
are not bundled with FFmpeg and must be enabled when FFmpeg is compiled from source.
* FFmpeg version 1.1.4. [(download)](http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-1.1.4.tar.gz)
* FFmpeg version 2.8.11 from Ubuntu 16.04 Package management


To support the creation of MP4 files, FFmpeg needs an AAC encoder. For legacy reasons, this module defaults to `libfaac`,
but keeping this default is **not recommended** as it is neither free for commercial use
nor considered the best encoder available. See the [documentation on AAC encoders](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AAC) for
more information and to select an encoder. Due to license restrictions, many of these encoders (`libfaac`, `libfdk_aac`, and others)
are not bundled with FFmpeg and must be enabled when FFmpeg is compiled from source. When it is available in FFmpeg, then it can be
selected in this module's configuration form.

Compilation guides:
* [Ubuntu](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu)
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