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Probably the configure script failed to detect that gd was installed. Under
troubleshooting in the install guide there is some vague mention of how to
fix it that boils down to...

change the line...

//#define HAVE_LIBGD20

...to...

#define HAVE_LIBGD20

...in ffmpeg_frame.h and run...

make clean && make

...to force ffmpeg to recompile with gd support.

I need to add a configure option to allow to force compilation of the gd
stuff.