Can I use ffmpeg-static?

[haojia321]

Hi,
If I use this package on my cloud server(which may not have ffmpeg installed on the linux server), so can I use ffmpeg-static instead? Something like this: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ffmpeg-static

[Aspvik]

Did you figure it out?

[gavinwilliams]

This works fine with ffmpeg-static. You just need to set ffmpeg.bin to ffmpeg-static.path like the below in ES6.

import ffmpeg_static from 'ffmpeg-static'
import ffmpeg from 'ffmpeg'
ffmpeg.bin = ffmpeg_static.path

From here, you're free to use ffmpeg however you like.

[link-duan]

This works fine with ffmpeg-static. You just need to set ffmpeg.bin to ffmpeg-static.path like the below in ES6.

import ffmpeg_static from 'ffmpeg-static'
import ffmpeg from 'ffmpeg'
ffmpeg.bin = ffmpeg_static.path

From here, you're free to use ffmpeg however you like.

dont work:

[jens1o]

@yaphper You need to install ffmpeg(the binary itself) before using a wrapper that eases making commands to ffmpeg.

[haojia321]

@jens1o I cannot manage the cloud server so I cannot manually install anything on the server. when you say "ffmpeg binary", you mean i need to manually install it on the server, right?

[haojia321]

Im using Mac and I got this error:

I20190221-00:41:12.175(-5)? /bin/sh: ffmpeg: command not found
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)?
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:275:12)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:925:16)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at Socket.stream.socket.on (internal/child_process.js:346:11)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at Socket.emit (events.js:211:7)
I20190221-00:41:12.176(-5)? at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:554:12)
I20190221-00:41:12.177(-5)? killed: false,
I20190221-00:41:12.177(-5)? code: 127,
I20190221-00:41:12.177(-5)? signal: null,
I20190221-00:41:12.177(-5)? cmd: 'ffmpeg -i assets/app/uploads/uploadedFiles/8tRvc3eGQwf5q6bDg.mp4 -vf "scale='min(854,iw)':'min(480,ih)':force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=854:480:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" -r 24 -c:v libx264 -b:v 1M -maxrate 1.5M -bufsize 1M assets/app/uploads/uploadedFiles/8tRvc3eGQwf5q6bDg-480P.mp4' } null

W20190221-00:21:07.641(-5)? (STDERR) fs.js:948
W20190221-00:21:07.642(-5)? (STDERR) binding.stat(pathModule._makeLong(path));
W20190221-00:21:07.642(-5)? (STDERR) ^
W20190221-00:21:07.642(-5)? (STDERR)
W20190221-00:21:07.642(-5)? (STDERR) TypeError: path must be a string or Buffer
W20190221-00:21:07.642(-5)? (STDERR) at Object.fs.statSync (fs.js:948:11)
W20190221-00:21:07.643(-5)? (STDERR) at Object.statSync (/Users/i839603/eduees/code/prototypes/videoprocessor/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:297:22)
W20190221-00:21:07.643(-5)? (STDERR) at server/main.js:61:60
W20190221-00:21:07.643(-5)? (STDERR) at /Users/i839603/eduees/code/prototypes/videoprocessor/node_modules/ffmpeg/lib/video.js:583:5
W20190221-00:21:07.643(-5)? (STDERR) at /Users/i839603/eduees/code/prototypes/videoprocessor/node_modules/ffmpeg/lib/utils.js:20:3
W20190221-00:21:07.643(-5)? (STDERR) at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:282:5)
W20190221-00:21:07.643(-5)? (STDERR) at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
W20190221-00:21:07.644(-5)? (STDERR) at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
W20190221-00:21:07.644(-5)? (STDERR) at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:925:16)
W20190221-00:21:07.644(-5)? (STDERR) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:209:5)

[jens1o]

you mean i need to manually install it on the server, right?

yeah. This is just a wrapper to make you more comfortable writing ffmpeg commands.

[haojia321]

@jens1o do you know if there is any package that doesnt need manually install ffmpeg on the server? The cloud im using doesnt allow install software.

[jens1o]

Nope. Hosting the stuff yourself isn't an option, which would also benefit user privacy?

[Zaphiruz]

Had the same issue. video.js still has a hardcoded 'ffmpeg'

[kodie]

Just in case anyone else runs into this, I have made a fork that makes the ffmpeg executable configurable: #88

[morgan-wild]

UP! ^^