Numerical Computing with Python

Installation of FFmpeg

Before we start making animations, we need to install either FFmpeg, avconv, MEncoder, or ImageMagick on our system. These additional dependencies are not bundled with Matplotlib, and so we need to install them separately. We are going to walk you through the steps of installing FFmpeg.

For Debian-based Linux users, FFmpeg can be installed by issuing the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

FFmpeg may not be available on Ubuntu 14.04 or earlier. To install FFmpeg on Ubuntu 14.04, please follow the steps below: 

 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/trusty-media

Press Enter to confirm the addition of the repository.

Also note that with apt-get a sudo apt-get dist-upgrade is needed for initial ...