williamren / ffmpeg-ios-build-script

Compile FFmpeg to use on iOS development

FFmpeg iOS build script

The script to build FFmpeg for iOS supports:

• armv7
• armv7s
• i386 (simulator)

Note The architecture armv6 is no longer supported.

The script generates (fat) static libraries including the 3 architectures on lib/ folder for development purposes. You may and you should build the FFmpeg libraries only with the architectures supported in production when generating the final release.

The header files to include stay on include/ folder.

Configuration

The script disables all components: protocols, encoders, decoders, etc. and enables only:

• protocols: file
• demuxers: mov
• muxers: mpegts
• bsf: h264_mp4toannexb

This can be configured, just update DISABLED_COMPONENTSand ENABLED_COMPONENTS.

Usage

Using the FFmpeg libraries it's similar to any other static library you just need to link the libraries on your project and add all the header files.

1. On your target settings go to Build Phases and select tab Link Binary with Libraries and add all the libraries on lib/ folder.
2. Go to Build settings and add the path to the include/ folder on User Header Search Paths or on Header Search Paths

Important In order to use the FFmpeg libraries you also need to link with the library libz.dylib.

Acknowledgments

This scripts are based on the excellent work of Bruno de Carvalho to compile the cURL for iOS.