I have found a pretty helpful article for ffmpeg recompile: http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/tech/2009/11/recompiling-ffmpeg-for-fedora-12-to-add-faac-support.html . However, it looks like the instructions were incomplete.
Cinelerra, a Non-Linear Video Editor in Fedora 11
I could not get it compiled in a sane manner in Fedora 11. However, one can get it now from atrpms.
xvidcap in Fedora 11 (Error accessing sound input from /dev/dsp)
When you need to capture something from your screen, there is a great program which does the job for you, xvidcap.
LiVES, a Non-Linear Video and Multimedia Editor
“LiVES is a simple to use, yet powerful video editor and VJ tool.” Written at http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=432. It is claimed to be capable of handling a variety of file formats.
Get Codec and/or Stream Information of Media Files in Linux
Normally, it’s a pain finding stream, codec or bitrate information for media files.
Compiling HandBrake for Linux under Fedora
HandBrake is not only great a great software for Linux, but also a great software that really works and works perfectly well. It is not normally available from standard repos but it compiles pretty painless from SVN. As soon as…
Ripping a Single Audio Stream from a File or DVD
Valid for Fedora 10.