MLT FRAMEWORK README
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Written by Charles Yates <charles.yates@pandora.be>
and Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>
MLT is a LGPL multimedia framework designed for television broadcasting,
and melted is a GPL multi-unit video playout server with realtime
effects.
This document provides a quick reference for the minimal configuration,
build and installation of MLT.
See the docs directory for usage details.
See the website for development details:
https://www.mltframework.org/docs/
https://www.mltframework.org/docs/contributing/
Configuration
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Configuration is triggered by running:
./configure
More information on usage is found by running:
./configure --help
NB: This script must be run to register new services after a CVS checkout
or subsequent update.
Compilation
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Once configured, it should be sufficient to run:
make
to compile the system.
Testing
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To execute the mlt tools without installation, or to test a new version
on a system with an already installed mlt version, you should run:
. setenv
NB: This applies to your current shell only and it assumes a bash or
regular bourne shell is in use.
Installation
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The install is triggered by running:
make install
More Information
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For more detailed information, please refer to docs/install.txt.