diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f49b73..66ed74e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # C extensions
 *.so
+*.so.*
 
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
diff --git a/make/configure-ffmpeg.sh b/make/configure-ffmpeg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8e8a336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/configure-ffmpeg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# People's Video Editor: high quality, GPU accelerated mp4 editor
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Roz K <roz@rozk.net>
+#
+# This file is part of People's Video Editor.
+#
+# People's Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
+# GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
+# or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# People's Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+# without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with People's Video Editor.
+# If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+source_directory="ffmpeg"
+include_directory="build/codecs/include"
+lib_directory="build/codecs/lib"
+build_directory="build/${source_directory}"
+install_directory="build"
+install_library_directory="mp4"
+
+if ! [ -d ${source_directory} ] ; then
+	echo "This script must be executed from the root directory: ./make/configure-ffmpeg.sh"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p ${build_directory}
+mkdir -p ${install_directory}
+
+absolute_source_directory=$(realpath ${source_directory})
+absolute_include_directory=$(realpath ${include_directory})
+absolute_lib_directory=$(realpath ${lib_directory})
+absolute_build_directory=$(realpath ${build_directory})
+absolute_install_directory=$(realpath ${install_directory})
+absolute_install_library_directory=$(realpath ${install_library_directory})
+
+cd "${absolute_build_directory}"
+${absolute_source_directory}/configure \
+	--prefix=${absolute_install_directory} \
+	--pkg-config-flags="--static" \
+	--extra-cflags="-I${absolute_include_directory}" \
+	--extra-ldflags="-L${absolute_lib_directory}" \
+	--extra-libs="-lpthread -lm" \
+	--disable-static \
+	--enable-shared \
+	--enable-rpath \
+	--shlibdir=${absolute_install_library_directory} \
+	--disable-programs \
+	--disable-avdevice \
+	--disable-avfilter \
+	--disable-network \
+	--disable-manpages \
+	--disable-podpages \
+	--disable-txtpages \
+	--enable-gpl \
+	--enable-libx264 \
+	--enable-libx265 \
+	--disable-xlib \
+	--disable-libxcb \
+	--disable-libxcb-shm \
+	--disable-alsa \
+	--disable-iconv
diff --git a/make/make-ffmpeg.sh b/make/make-ffmpeg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3aebc62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/make-ffmpeg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# People's Video Editor: high quality, GPU accelerated mp4 editor
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Roz K <roz@rozk.net>
+#
+# This file is part of People's Video Editor.
+#
+# People's Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
+# GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
+# or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# People's Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+# without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with People's Video Editor.
+# If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+source_directory="ffmpeg"
+build_directory="build/${source_directory}"
+
+if ! [ -d ${source_directory} ] ; then
+	echo "This script must be executed from the root directory: ./make/make-ffmpeg.sh"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [ -d ${build_directory} ] ; then
+	./make/configure-ffmpeg.sh || exit 1
+fi
+
+cd ${build_directory}
+make && make install