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-
-1) Type './configure' to create the configuration. A list of configure
-options is printed by running 'configure --help'.
-
-'configure' can be launched from a directory different from the FFmpeg
-sources to build the objects out of tree. To do this, use an absolute
-path when launching 'configure', e.g. '/ffmpegdir/ffmpeg/configure'.
-
-2) Then type 'make' to build FFmpeg. GNU Make 3.81 or later is required.
-
-3) Type 'make install' to install all binaries and libraries you built.
-
-NOTICE
-
- - Non system dependencies (e.g. libx264, libvpx) are disabled by default.
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+#Installing FFmpeg:
+
+1. Type `./configure` to create the configuration. A list of configure
+options is printed by running `configure --help`.
+
+    `configure` can be launched from a directory different from the FFmpeg
+sources to build the objects out of tree. To do this, use an absolute
+path when launching `configure`, e.g. `/ffmpegdir/ffmpeg/configure`.
+
+2. Then type `make` to build FFmpeg. GNU Make 3.81 or later is required.
+
+3. Type `make install` to install all binaries and libraries you built.
+
+NOTICE
+------
+
+ - Non system dependencies (e.g. libx264, libvpx) are disabled by default.