FfmpegCommand is not a constructor

[Matix-Media]

Version information

• fluent-ffmpeg version: 2.1.2
• ffmpeg version: 2022-10-13-git-9e8a327e68-full_build-www.gyan.dev
• OS: Windows 11
• TypeScript version: 4.8.4
• JavaScript version: ESNext (ES2022)

Code to reproduce

const command = new FfmpegCommand(filePath);

(note: if the problem only happens with some inputs, include a link to such an input file)

Expected results

no error creating the command

Observed results

Error that FfmpegCommand is not a constructor.

TypeError: fluent_ffmpeg_1.FfmpegCommand is not a constructor
    at D:\Development\JS\media-server\src\entities\preview.ts:53:29

Checklist

• [x] I have read the FAQ
• [x] I tried the same with command line ffmpeg and it works correctly (hint: if the problem also happens this way, this is an ffmpeg problem and you're not reporting it to the right place)
• [x] I have included full stderr/stdout output from ffmpeg

[Matix-Media]

Turns out this a type definitions issue. (@types/fluent-ffmpeg)

[NorthGuard]

I have the same problem. How did you get rid of it? :) Can you not use @types/fluent-ffmpeg?

[hshqwq]

I have same problem.

This is my solution:

Replace import Ffmpeg from 'fluent-ffmpeg'; with import Ffmpeg = require('fluent-ffmpeg');

(If you don't need type, just use const Ffmpeg = require('fluent-ffmpeg');)

Because it's not a ES module, so we need to import like a CommonJs module.

[stoplion]

Is there a way in 2023 to use import and not require? 🙄

[flazouh]

That's such a hacky solution, but it worked