title: Getting avconv working with x265 on Linux Mint 17.1
body: <p>I compiled and installed the x265 codec from multicoreware as suggested here: <a href="https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/wiki/Home" rel="nofollow">https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/wiki/Home</a> and then manually installed libav with libx265 enabled as suggested here: <a href="https://wiki.libav.org/Encoding/hevc" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.libav.org/Encoding/hevc</a></p>
  
  <p>Now, when I am trying to convert a x265 file to some other format using <code>avconv</code> (a tool that comes with libav) it is showing this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>avconv: error while loading shared libraries: libx265.so.50: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I try to do <code>whereis libx265.so.50</code>, it gives me this: </p>
  
  <pre><code>libx265.so: /usr/local/lib/libx265.so /usr/local/lib/libx265.so.50
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So, libx265 is indeed there but why isn't avconv/libav detecting it? </p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATES:</strong></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Alternatively, you can simply answer how to get x265 working with avconv.</li>
  <li>My system specs are: Linux Mint 17.1, based on Ubuntu 14.04</li>
  </ul>