Mac OS X ffmpeg support for Video
| Project: | Video |
| Version: | 5.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Miscellaneous |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed |
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Hi there, and thank you Fabio (and Vernon) for the great job you've been doing. I wish I could help Mac users.
By now I'm a trainee with a very short term mission. I have to set up a document management intranet system, handling videos. I'm moving from Flashvideo (the first video module I came accross) to Video because I don't get much support over there:
http://drupal.org/node/137203#comment-254666
Currently, I'm trying to use ffmpegX, which latest release is october 2, 2006. But it's not working for me. Probably outdated. I'm looking for devs elsewhere that could work on Mac OS X. Depending on the release used, one major issue at my stage will be which "bin" to use.
As an example, for Flashvideo, only mpeg2enc, in the /Library/Application\ Support/ffmpegX/ directory did "answer" the commands from the Flashvideo module (I got this thanks to its 'useful-for-debug' ffmpeg_data table) although it did not make any conversion, not even in the mpeg2 format when I chose it through the command line of the admin settings.
(have a look at my 'ffmeg_database table' screenshots in the post linked above)
Meanwhile the /Applications/ffmpegX.app/ package or some of its included components wouldn't "answer" the commands...
I tried the same "bin" paths with Video but nothing tells me why nothing is happening. Any hint (debug or other) would be appreciated for me or others to contribute this post.
As I really need this great "backend transcoding" to .flv file format feature, I'll try to make ffmpeg work for me and then letting everyone know about it. But I need some ffmpeg support for Mac OS X.
I would gladfully let you know more about the context. I use OS X v10.4.9 on an Intel Core Duo minimac. I don't have the Apple Dev's tools yet, but I could get it. Getting X11 to work would be harder.
Many thanks in advance,
Arsène
#1
Hi Arsène,
unfortunately, as I don't have any macs here, I can't help you a lot.
Please have a look at the drupal logs (watchdog) and search for video rendering lines.
You should find the command executed there. Try to launch the same command logged
from the command line interface. It should print something.. at least some error messages..
Maybe if you can post it here I can give you some advices.
#2
Look at MacPorts http://www.macports.org/, download the basic ports system and build ffmpeg form there.
#3
I'll keep ffmpeg away for the moment, focusing on other matters. But yet thank you very much for your support already, it'll certainly be useful sometime later, especially if I'm reconduced.
#4
Reconduced! And FFMPEG X updated!!!
That should help us now, after 2 years waiting for it! (as of Feb 2008)
#5
good. do you have a guide for that we can link to?
#6
Unfortunately, I haven't tried to build this new ffmpeg X yet. Therefore no guide to suggest. A server migration may give me some surprises. What's more, I've downgraded to my last 2007 stable version of the video.module, because I don't have time right now to test your new developments. Good luck with them anyways. You (all of you behind it) and your module rock!
If ever I try ffmpegX with the previous version and I get it working, I will talk about it. The problem is that I won't be able to release any official version of the video.module patched my way (the 2007 version) with a version number or so. No way to refer to it properly. Anyways, I hope this new version of FFMPEG X will be useful for your new developments. I'd be glad to test the new module when it'll get a bit more stable, just the way I did before.
Regards
#7
#8
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.