The first step is to download and unpack the necessary files.

1. Create a folder. I'll use my own HOME directory for teh example, but you'll have to substitute your own user name in, obviously. I used /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg. While you're at it, also create /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_libs.
   
   
2. Download lame-3.96.1.tar.gz and extract it to /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg so that it creates and resides in the lame-3.96.1 subdirectory.
   
   
3. Download zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz and extract it to /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg so that it creates and resides in the zlib.1.2.3 subdirectory.
   
   
4. Download nasm-0.98.39.tar.bz2 and extract it to /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg so that it creates and resides in the nasm-0.98.39 subdirectory.
   
   
5. Download faad2-20050513.tar.bz2 and extract it to /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg so that it creates and resides in the faad2-20050513 subdirectory.
   
   
6. Download x264-snapshot-20060822-2245.tar.bz2 and extract it to /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg so that it creates and resides in the x264-snapshot-20060822-2245 subdirectory.
   
   
7. Download ffmpeg.tar.bz2 and extract it to /home/davidwoods/Transana/transana_ffmpeg so that it creates and resides in the ffmpeg subdirectory.

The next step is to compile and install the necessary libraries.