build-ffmpeg-for-nvidia-gpus.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Script to build FFmpeg for Nvidia GPUs, utilizing NVenc encoder/decoder
# Using: nv-codec-headers + ffmpeg git repositories
#
# Remove ubuntu-standard ffmpeg
sudo apt-get remove --purge ffmpeg
if [ -d ffmpeg/ ]; then
   # Fetch and pull repo
   cd ffmpeg && git fetch && git pull && cd ../
else
   # Clone latest ffmpeg git-repo
   git clone https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git
fi
# Clone latest NV-codec-headers (Nvidia)
git clone https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers
cd nv-codec-headers/
sudo make install
cd ../
# Build and install ffmpeg (for Nvidia GPUs)
cd ffmpeg/
# Enabling various codecs and encoders
./configure --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-nvenc --enable-nonfree --enable-libnpp --extra-cflags=-I/usr/local/cuda/include --extra-ldflags=-L/usr/local/cuda/lib64 --enable-shared --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --disable-opencl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --cc="gcc -m64 -fPIC" && \
# Compile with 8 CPU threads 
make -j 8 -s && \
# Build and install Ubuntu/Debian .deb-package
sudo checkinstall --pkgname=ffmpeg-cuda
#sudo apt-mark hold ffmpeg-cuda
# Run linker and make symlink to ffmpeg
sudo ldconfig && sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg
cd ../