MLT-6.12.0

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2019-02-27

### Chapter 42. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

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# MLT-6.12.0

## Introduction to MLT

MLT package is the Media Lovin Toolkit. It is an open source multimedia framework, designed and developed for television broadcasting. It provides a toolkit for broadcasters, video editors, media players, transcoders, web streamers and many more types of applications.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.4 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://github.com/mltframework/mlt/releases/download/v6.12.0/mlt-6.12.0.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: df43d6b6ecc298bf8bb8e3b2bf9ada8f

- Download size: 1.3 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 70 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU

### MLT Dependencies

#### Required

frei0r-plugins-1.6.1 and Qt-5.12.1

#### Optional

Doxygen-1.8.15, fftw-3.3.8, libexif-0.6.21, SDL-1.2.15, JACK, MOVEit, SoX, Swfdec, and vid.stab

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/mlt

## Installation of MLT

Install MLT by running the following commands:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr            \
                --enable-gpl             \
                --enable-gpl3            \
                --enable-opengl          \
                --disable-gtk2           \
                --qt-libdir=$QT5DIR/lib  \
                --qt-includedir=$QT5DIR/include &&
    make

This package does not come with a test suite. However a test .mp4 file can be played in a local graphical environment with `./src/melt/melt <filename>.mp4`.

### Note

This application uses advanced graphical capabilites. In some cases, firmware for your specific graphics adaptor may be needed. See the section called “Firmware for Video Cards” for more information.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Contents

Installed Program: melt
Installed Libraries: libmlt.so, libmlt++.so, and over twenty plugins
Installed Directories: /usr/include/mlt, /usr/include/mlt++, /usr/lib/mlt, and /usr/share/mlt

### Short Descriptions

melt | is a test tool for MLT.

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