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+RetroArch has the capability to record gaming footage in real-time using libavcodec (FFmpeg).
+Both lossless and lossy coding is supported. It is possible to configure most encoding options
+for libavcodec using a separate config file.
+
+## FFmpeg version
+RetroArch requires a very recent version of FFmpeg to work correctly.
+If you are on Linux or OSX, your distros FFmpeg build is likely out of date, and you should build FFmpeg from Git. A recommended command line is:
+
+`./configure --prefix=/opt/ffmpeg --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --enable-libmp3lame <enable stuff you fancy here>
+`make
+`sudo make install
+
+## Lossless coding
+By default (not providing a codec
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