By default, Rails comes packed with the Prototype javascript library and the effects library, Scriptaculous. While this is all well and good sometimes you want a change. I personally prefer jQuery to prototype. I don’t have any beef with prototype, infact I used it for about a year before even getting into rails, but I [...]

So you’ve installed FFMPEG. Now it’s time to move onto converting the video. For this we’re going to be using a couple of plugins.
Paperclip
We will be using the paperclip plugin to upload the videos onto our server. Details of how to install paperclip can be found in my previous article: Paperclip: Attaching Files in Rails. [...]

This is the first of a three part series covering how to convert videos using the marvellous FFMPEG library. Video converison is a must have if you are planning on creating a social network site.
In this part I’ll be covering how to install FFMPEG on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04).
Install FFMPEG Dependencing
First off, you need to [...]