x264 encoder for linux?

[dansrfe]

Is there an x264 encoder for linux? I want to encode something on a ubuntu server vps that I have.

[amtm]

Yes, there are plenty of them. x264 itself, ffmpeg/libav using libx264, Handbrake, h264enc (https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=136108), etc. I don't want to sound rude, but did you actually do any looking?

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Actually there no such thing as a "x264 encoder". x264 is the encoder. And it can be compiled for Linux easily:
git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git x264
cd x264
./configure
make

Though you may find a pre-compiled x264 binary in the repository of your individual Linux distribution, if you don't want to compile yourself...

(And if the default repository doesn't contain x264, you may add something like the "debian-multimedia" repository to your list)

[amtm]

I think he was meaning frontends to x264. Still being quite lazy to not even search within the forums where numerous examples abound.

[dansrfe]

I think he was meaning frontends to x264. Still being quite lazy to not even search within the forums where numerous examples abound.

I was actually looking for the cli like LoRd_MuldeR has pointed out.

As for looking around I went on x264.nl and only saw win32 binaries and therefore was a bit confused but I should have known there was a repo for it.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Linux software usually is distributed either as source code or as distribution-specific packages. It's unusual to distribute Linux binaries.

(In my experience, binaries compiled on one Linux distro don't necessarily work on a different Linux distro - which may be the reason)

[RunningSkittle]

when build, do not forget about wonderful libraries ffmpegsource/libavfilter/libswscale...!!!

[vrpatilisl]

Nice software by selur de
"Hybrid" also for linux.