diff --git a/dtool/Config.pp b/dtool/Config.pp
index 6b12a060c9..a3a5073745 100644
--- a/dtool/Config.pp
+++ b/dtool/Config.pp
@@ -568,6 +568,13 @@
 #define OPENCV_LIBS $[if $[WINDOWS_PLATFORM],cv.lib highgui.lib cxcore.lib,cv highgui cxcore]
 #defer HAVE_OPENCV $[libtest $[OPENCV_LPATH],$[OPENCV_LIBS]]
 
+// Is FFMPEG installed, and where?
+#define FFMPEG_IPATH c:\ffmpeg\include
+#define FFMPEG_LPATH c:\ffmpeg\lib
+#define FFMPEG_LIBS libavcodec.lib libavformat.lib libavutil.lib libgcc.lib
+#defer HAVE_FFMPEG $[libtest $[FFMPEG_LPATH],$[FFMPEG_LIBS]]
+
+
 // Do you want to build the DirectD tools for starting Panda clients
 // remotely?  This only affects the direct tree.  Enabling this may
 // cause libdirect.dll to fail to load on Win98 clients.
diff --git a/dtool/LocalSetup.pp b/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
index 04084a9edc..7e86c5defa 100644
--- a/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
+++ b/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
 #else
 #print - Did not find OpenCV
 #endif
+#if $[HAVE_FFMPEG]
+#print + FFMPEG
+#else
+#print - Did not find FFMPEG
+#endif
 #if $[HAVE_MAYA]
 #print + OpenMaya
 #else
@@ -210,6 +215,8 @@ $[cdefine HAVE_GLU]
 /* Define if we have OpenCV installed and want to build for OpenCV.  */
 $[cdefine HAVE_OPENCV]
 
+/* Define if we have FFMPEG installed and want to build for FFMPEG.  */
+$[cdefine HAVE_FFMPEG]
 
 /* Define if we have Mesa installed and want to build mesadisplay.  */
 $[cdefine HAVE_MESA]
diff --git a/dtool/Package.pp b/dtool/Package.pp
index 9cd9aff9bf..1d472926a4 100644
--- a/dtool/Package.pp
+++ b/dtool/Package.pp
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@
 #set OPENCV_LIBS $[OPENCV_LIBS]
 #set HAVE_OPENCV $[HAVE_OPENCV]
 
+#set FFMPEG_IPATH $[unixfilename $[FFMPEG_IPATH]]
+#set FFMPEG_LPATH $[unixfilename $[FFMPEG_LPATH]]
+#set FFMPEG_LIBS $[FFMPEG_LIBS]
+#set HAVE_FFMPEG $[HAVE_FFMPEG]
+
 #set HAVE_THREADS $[HAVE_THREADS]
 #set DEBUG_THREADS $[DEBUG_THREADS]
 #set MUTEX_SPINLOCK $[MUTEX_SPINLOCK]
diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp
index a776b111e3..ba7281d365 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Global.pp
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@
   #define opencv_libs $[OPENCV_LIBS]
 #endif
 
+#if $[HAVE_FFMPEG]
+  #define ffmpeg_ipath $[wildcard $[FFMPEG_IPATH]]
+  #define ffmpeg_lpath $[wildcard $[FFMPEG_LPATH]]
+  #define ffmpeg_cflags $[FFMPEG_CFLAGS]
+  #define ffmpeg_libs $[FFMPEG_LIBS]
+#endif
+
 #if $[HAVE_JPEG]
   #define jpeg_ipath $[wildcard $[JPEG_IPATH]]
   #define jpeg_lpath $[wildcard $[JPEG_LPATH]]