As of VIMP 3.6.x we can use the static builds of FFmpeg (and FFprobe).Â
Instead of installing, we just have to download and extract an archive that includes a running FFmpeg and FFprobe with all requirements.
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The download links for FFmpeg static builds are provided at ffmpeg.org.
The direct URL to the FFmpeg static builds is https://www.johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/.
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cd /opt/ wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz tar --xz -xvf ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz mv ffmpeg-git-XXXXXXXX-amd64-static/ ffmpeg (Replace XXXXXXXX in the filename)
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FFmpeg and FFprobe are already installed now.
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Path to FFmpeg:Â /opt/ffmpeg/ffmpeg
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Path to FFprobe:Â /opt/ffmpeg/ffprobe
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Important:
Set Backend -> Configuration -> Transcoding OpenSource Settings -> AAC Encoder to Native FFmpeg AAC encoder.
Additional information at: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AAC
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Depending on whether the Debian or Redhat packet manager is used you can install "exiftool"
- with apt-get:
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apt-get install libimage-exiftool-perl
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- with yum:
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yum install perl-Image-ExifTool
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For the transcoding of 360-degree videos (VIMP 4.2 and higher), please check whether the exiftool version is at least 10.8. If this is not the case, please install exiftool as described here:
https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/install.html
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After the update, please update the path to exiftool in the configuration under Transcoding OpenSource -> exiftool path (e.g. /opt/exiftool/exiftool), if it has changed.