The Berkeley mpeg encoder is used in the AVED scripts to create mpeg clips of the results from mbarivision.  If you don't need to create video clips of the output, or have some alternative tool you use, then skip this step.

Install GraphicsMagick

GraphicsMagick is required at various points in the scripts. It's also a very handy tool in general for image handling. If you don't already have this installed, install GraphicsMagick with:

yum install GraphicsMagick

Build and install Berkeley mpeg encoder

Download the Berkeley mpeg encoder from: http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/frame/research/mpeg/mpeg_encode.html  If this site is down, we have copy here: mpeg_encode.tgz.

We ran into difficulties compiling this, and needed to make a minor modifications to libpnmrw.c/h files. Replace the libpnmrw.c/h files in your download with these: libpnmrw.c libpnmrw.h.

Build and install this with: 

cp </my/downloads/libpnmrw.c> <mpeg_encode/libpnmrw.c>
cp </my/downloads/libpnmrw.h> <mpeg_encode/headers/libpnmrw.h>
make
install mpeg_encode /usr/local/bin

If installing on a Beowulf cluster, install this to a NFS directory shared across nodes

install mpeg_encode /home/shared/aved/bin

When you are done, complete installation with Step 6. Build and Install Mbarivision or Pmbarivision.

libpnmrw.c (text/plain)
libpnmrw.h (text/x-chdr)
mpeg_encode.tgz (application/x-gzip)