ffprobe install

[rubinjm]

I downloaded ffprobe and ran the executable file in Terminal (I think) but this is what I get when I start other-transcode. How do I set up ffprobe correctly?

other-transcode /Volumes/Drobo/DVDs/moviename/VIDEO_TS Verifying "ffprobe" availability... /usr/local/bin/other-transcode: verifying tool availability failed: No such file or directory - ffprobe

[lisamelton]

@rubinjm My apologies for taking so long to respond but I was on a road trip today.

You will need to make sure that ffprobe, ffmpeg and mkvpropedit are all in a directory listed in your $PATH shell variable. You can see the contents of that variable by executing the following command in Terminal.app:

echo $PATH

...which should give you a colon-separate list of directories. Hopefully, /usr/local/bin is in that list. Which it normally is on macOS. And, if so, you can simply move your downloaded copies of ffprobe, ffmpeg and mkvpropedit to /usr/local/bin and then other-transcode should be able to find all its dependencies.

Did that solve the problem?

[rubinjm]

Thanks—that was a quick response!

/usr/local/bin is listed in $PATH. I moved the files into that folder but get the same message. Does there need to be folder in /usr/local/bin for other-transcode? (P.S. This is my 1st time getting into command line stuff like this so pardon my ignorance.)

Verifying "ffprobe" availability... /usr/local/bin/other-transcode: verifying tool availability failed: No such file or directory - ffprobe

On Jan 1, 2020, 4:04 PM -0600, Don Melton notifications@github.com, wrote:

@rubinjm My apologies for taking so long to respond but I was on a road trip today. You will need to make sure that ffprobe, ffmpeg and mkvpropedit are all in a directory listed in your $PATH shell variable. You can see the contents of that variable by executing the following command in Terminal.app: echo $PATH ...which should give you a colon-separate list of directories. Hopefully, /usr/local/bin is in that list. Which it normally is on macOS. And, if so, you can simply move your downloaded copies of ffprobe, ffmpeg and mkvpropedit to /usr/local/bin and then other-transcode should be able to find all its dependencies. Did that solve the problem? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[lisamelton]

@rubinjm How are you installing other-transcode? You need to use the gem command to install it like this:

gem install other_video_transcoding

It's not supposed to be installed manually.

[rubinjm]

Yes—that’s how I did it On Jan 1, 2020, 8:23 PM -0600, Don Melton notifications@github.com, wrote:

@rubinjm How are you installing other-transcode? You need to use the gem command to install it like this: gem install other_video_transcoding It's not supposed to be installed manually. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[lisamelton]

@rubinjm OK, what happens when you use this command?

which ffprobe

That should print out the patch to where you installed the tool.

If not, try quitting Terminal.app and relaunching it.

[lisamelton]

@rubinjm BTW, you put the actual executables (i.e. the tools) in /usr/local/bin, right? Can you also do this at the command line and let me know what happens?

ls -l /usr/local/bin/ffprobe
ls -l /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
ls -l /usr/local/bin/mkvpropedit

Thanks.

[tinusn]

You could also try to run "ffprobe" from your terminal. If it does not run, then its because it is not on your path. What OS are you using?

[diane1612]

Similar issue here: I'm the administrator. When try to install ffprobe I receive the following ERROR: You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.3.0 directory. I installed ffmpeg and mkvpropedit in usr/local/bin. Thoughts?

[lisamelton]

@diane1612 I don't understand how you would receive that error when you install ffprobe. That would be weird indeed. Can you please place the command you were trying to execute here and include the full console spew you see in Terminal.app as well. Thanks.

Also, it would be helpful to know which version of macOS you're using.

[diane1612]

MacOS 10.14.6

gem install ffprobe — I’ve tried several times; same result.

Sadly, I’m not nerdy enough to know what a “console spew” is.

Thanks for the quick response.

On Jan 2, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

@diane1612 I don't understand how you would receive that error when you install ffprobe. That would be weird indeed. Can you please place the command you were trying to execute here and include the full console spew you see in Terminal.app as well. Thanks.

Also, it would be helpful to know which version of macOS you're using.

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[lisamelton]

@diane1612 The ffprobe tool cannot be installed via the gem command. It's a separate executable provided from the same place that ffmpeg is downloaded from:

https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/

You'll find the download button for ffprobe just after ffmpeg.

My apologies for using the nerdy term "console spew." That just means the error output printed to Terminal.app when a command fails to execute. I'll be more careful with my terminology in the future. Thank you for letting me know. I really appreciate honest users like yourself because you help improve the project and its documentation.

[diane1612]

Then this is correct?

Dianes-iMac:~ diane…$ install ffprobe usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] file1 file2 install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] file1 ... fileN directory install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory ... Dianes-iMac:~ diane…$

The downloaded file is: ffprobe-96235-g3670a10c2d.7z and it resides in the Downloads directory.

[lisamelton]

@diane1612 No, you don't use the install command either.

And avoid downloading the "snapshot" versions or files in .7z format.

It's better to download the official "versioned" releases and those in .zip format: Use these links instead:

https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-4.2.2.zip

https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/ffprobe-4.2.2.zip

Then decompress them and move both the ffmpeg and ffprobe executables from your Downloads directory to your bin directory within Terminal.app with these commands:

mv ~/Downloads/ffmpeg /usr/local/bin/
mv ~/Downloads/ffprobe /usr/local/bin/

Does that make sense?

[diane1612]

Perfect sense. Thank you. ffprobe is in the building.

A decade ago I worked using a limited set of terminal commands in a Unix environment. I'm comfortable in command line but there are so many processes I don't know.

You're likely to hear from me again.

[lisamelton]

@diane1612 I'm so glad that worked for you!

Yes, the command line environment can be complicated. Fortunately, you're at least comfortable with it. It's still a scary interface for many users.

And I look forward to hearing from you again!

[lisamelton]

@rubinjm Are you still having a problem with ffprobe?

[diane1612]

Thank you for checking. Everything is in the right place. I'll transcode a movie at some point today then let you know if I'm confused again. I appreciate all the help.

[rubinjm]

All set now—I re-read the instructions and installed everything with Homebrew :)

Is a VIDEO_TS folder useable by other-transcode? If so, it didn’t work for me

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computer:~ ***$ other-transcode /Volumes/Drobo/DVDs/U2/VIDEO_TS Verifying "ffprobe" availability... Verifying "ffmpeg" availability... Verifying "mkvpropedit" availability... Finding encoders... Trying "h264_videotoolbox" video encoder... Scanning media... /usr/local/bin/other-transcode: scanning media failed: /Volumes/Drobo/DVDs/U2/VIDEO_TS

On Jan 2, 2020, 10:30 PM -0600, Don Melton notifications@github.com, wrote:

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[lisamelton]

@rubinjm Great! Yeah, I just added the Homebrew instructions yesterday. :)

No, the other-transcode tool can't read a VIDEO_TS folder because ffmpeg doesn't have that capability. You'll need to convert that DVD directory image to a single file for input. I would suggest using MakeMKV for that. See:

https://www.makemkv.com/

If you have no other questions, is it time to close this issue now?

[rubinjm]

LOL—I thought I was crazy for missing the Homebrew instructions because that was so easy!! Please close this. Thanks again for all the help.

On Jan 3, 2020, 3:00 PM -0600, Don Melton notifications@github.com, wrote:

@rubinjm Great! Yeah, I just added the Homebrew instructions yesterday. :) No, the other-transcode tool can't read a VIDEO_TS folder because ffmpeg doesn't have that capability. You'll need to convert that DVD directory image to a single file for input. I would suggest using MakeMKV for that. See: https://www.makemkv.com/ If you have no other questions, is it time to close this issue now? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[lisamelton]

@rubinjm You are very welcome and thanks for using my software.

[diane1612]

I know this is closed — maybe you'll see it.

Dianes-iMac:/ diane…$ other-transcode /desktop/ratatouille.mkv Verifying "ffprobe" availability... Verifying "ffmpeg" availability... Verifying "mkvpropedit" availability... Finding encoders... Trying "h264_videotoolbox" video encoder... Scanning media... /usr/local/bin/other-transcode: scanning media failed: /desktop/ratatouille.mkv Dianes-iMac:/ diane…$

I must be missing something in the path? Sorry to keep bothering you.

[lisamelton]

@diane1612 Oh, I saw it! :) And, no, you're not bothering me at all.

And I'm sorry that you encountered this problem. OK, can you try this command and paste the output here?

other-transcode --debug /desktop/ratatouille.mkv

That will show me what's really going on behind the scenes. Thanks!

[diane1612]

Dianes-iMac:/ diane…$ other-transcode --debug /desktop/ratatouille.mkv Verifying "ffprobe" availability... ffprobe version 4.2.2-tessus https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/ Copyright (c) 2007-2019 the FFmpeg developers built with Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.16) configuration: --cc=/usr/bin/clang --prefix=/opt/ffmpeg --extra-version=tessus --enable-avisynth --enable-fontconfig --enable-gpl --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-version3 --pkg-config-flags=--static --disable-ffplay libavutil 56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100 libavcodec 58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100 libavformat 58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100 libavdevice 58. 8.100 / 58. 8.100 libavfilter 7. 57.100 / 7. 57.100 libswscale 5. 5.100 / 5. 5.100 libswresample 3. 5.100 / 3. 5.100 libpostproc 55. 5.100 / 55. 5.100 Verifying "ffmpeg" availability... ffmpeg version 4.2.2-tessus https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/ Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers built with Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.16) configuration: --cc=/usr/bin/clang --prefix=/opt/ffmpeg --extra-version=tessus --enable-avisynth --enable-fontconfig --enable-gpl --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-version3 --pkg-config-flags=--static --disable-ffplay libavutil 56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100 libavcodec 58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100 libavformat 58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100 libavdevice 58. 8.100 / 58. 8.100 libavfilter 7. 57.100 / 7. 57.100 libswscale 5. 5.100 / 5. 5.100 libswresample 3. 5.100 / 3. 5.100 libpostproc 55. 5.100 / 55. 5.100 Verifying "mkvpropedit" availability... mkvpropedit v40.0.0 ('Old Town Road + Pony') 64-bit Finding encoders... Encoders: V..... = Video A..... = Audio S..... = Subtitle .F.... = Frame-level multithreading ..S... = Slice-level multithreading ...X.. = Codec is experimental ....B. = Supports draw_horiz_band .....D = Supports direct rendering method 1

V..... a64multi Multicolor charset for Commodore 64 (codec a64_multi) V..... a64multi5 Multicolor charset for Commodore 64, extended with 5th color (colram) (codec a64_multi5) V..... alias_pix Alias/Wavefront PIX image V..... amv AMV Video V..... apng APNG (Animated Portable Network Graphics) image V..... asv1 ASUS V1 V..... asv2 ASUS V2 V..X.. libaom-av1 libaom AV1 (codec av1) V..... avrp Avid 1:1 10-bit RGB Packer V..X.. avui Avid Meridien Uncompressed V..... ayuv Uncompressed packed MS 4:4:4:4 V..... bmp BMP (Windows and OS/2 bitmap) V..... libxavs libxavs Chinese AVS (Audio Video Standard) (codec cavs) V..... cinepak Cinepak V..... cljr Cirrus Logic AccuPak V.S... vc2 SMPTE VC-2 (codec dirac) VFS... dnxhd VC3/DNxHD V..... dpx DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) image VFS... dvvideo DV (Digital Video) V.S... ffv1 FFmpeg video codec #1 VF.... ffvhuff Huffyuv FFmpeg variant V..... fits Flexible Image Transport System V..... flashsv Flash Screen Video V..... flashsv2 Flash Screen Video Version 2 V..... flv FLV / Sorenson Spark / Sorenson H.263 (Flash Video) (codec flv1) V..... gif GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) V..... h261 H.261 V..... h263 H.263 / H.263-1996 V.S... h263p H.263+ / H.263-1998 / H.263 version 2 V..... libx264 libx264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10 (codec h264) V..... libx264rgb libx264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10 RGB (codec h264) V..... libopenh264 OpenH264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10 (codec h264) V..... h264_videotoolbox VideoToolbox H.264 Encoder (codec h264) V..... hap Vidvox Hap V..... libx265 libx265 H.265 / HEVC (codec hevc) V..... hevc_videotoolbox VideoToolbox H.265 Encoder (codec hevc) VF.... huffyuv Huffyuv / HuffYUV V..... jpeg2000 JPEG 2000 VF.... libopenjpeg OpenJPEG JPEG 2000 (codec jpeg2000) VF.... jpegls JPEG-LS VF.... ljpeg Lossless JPEG VF.... magicyuv MagicYUV video VFS... mjpeg MJPEG (Motion JPEG) V.S... mpeg1video MPEG-1 video V.S... mpeg2video MPEG-2 video V.S... mpeg4 MPEG-4 part 2 V..... libxvid libxvidcore MPEG-4 part 2 (codec mpeg4) V..... msmpeg4v2 MPEG-4 part 2 Microsoft variant version 2 V..... msmpeg4 MPEG-4 part 2 Microsoft variant version 3 (codec msmpeg4v3) V..... msvideo1 Microsoft Video-1 V..... pam PAM (Portable AnyMap) image V..... pbm PBM (Portable BitMap) image V..... pcx PC Paintbrush PCX image V..... pgm PGM (Portable GrayMap) image V..... pgmyuv PGMYUV (Portable GrayMap YUV) image VF.... png PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image V..... ppm PPM (Portable PixelMap) image VF.... prores Apple ProRes VF.... prores_aw Apple ProRes (codec prores) VFS... prores_ks Apple ProRes (iCodec Pro) (codec prores) V..... qtrle QuickTime Animation (RLE) video V..... r10k AJA Kona 10-bit RGB Codec V..... r210 Uncompressed RGB 10-bit V..... rawvideo raw video V..... roqvideo id RoQ video (codec roq) V..... rv10 RealVideo 1.0 V..... rv20 RealVideo 2.0 V..... sgi SGI image V..... snow Snow V..... sunrast Sun Rasterfile image V..... svq1 Sorenson Vector Quantizer 1 / Sorenson Video 1 / SVQ1 V..... targa Truevision Targa image V..... libtheora libtheora Theora (codec theora) VF.... tiff TIFF image VF.... utvideo Ut Video V..... v210 Uncompressed 4:2:2 10-bit V..... v308 Uncompressed packed 4:4:4 V..... v408 Uncompressed packed QT 4:4:4:4 V..... v410 Uncompressed 4:4:4 10-bit V..... libvpx libvpx VP8 (codec vp8) V..... libvpx-vp9 libvpx VP9 (codec vp9) V..... libwebp libwebp WebP image (codec webp) V..... wmv1 Windows Media Video 7 V..... wmv2 Windows Media Video 8 V..... wrapped_avframe AVFrame to AVPacket passthrough V..... xbm XBM (X BitMap) image V..... xface X-face image V..... xwd XWD (X Window Dump) image V..... y41p Uncompressed YUV 4:1:1 12-bit V..... yuv4 Uncompressed packed 4:2:0 VF.... zlib LCL (LossLess Codec Library) ZLIB V..... zmbv Zip Motion Blocks Video A..... aac AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) A....D aac_at aac (AudioToolbox) (codec aac) A..... ac3 ATSC A/52A (AC-3) A..... ac3_fixed ATSC A/52A (AC-3) (codec ac3) A..... adpcm_adx SEGA CRI ADX ADPCM A..... g722 G.722 ADPCM (codec adpcm_g722) A..... g726 G.726 ADPCM (codec adpcm_g726) A..... g726le G.726 little endian ADPCM ("right-justified") (codec adpcm_g726le) A..... adpcm_ima_qt ADPCM IMA QuickTime A..... adpcm_ima_wav ADPCM IMA WAV A..... adpcm_ms ADPCM Microsoft A..... adpcm_swf ADPCM Shockwave Flash A..... adpcm_yamaha ADPCM Yamaha A..... alac ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) A....D alac_at alac (AudioToolbox) (codec alac) A..... libopencore_amrnb OpenCORE AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrow-Band) (codec amr_nb) A..... libvo_amrwbenc Android VisualOn AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wide-Band) (codec amr_wb) A..... aptx aptX (Audio Processing Technology for Bluetooth) A..... aptx_hd aptX HD (Audio Processing Technology for Bluetooth) A..... comfortnoise RFC 3389 comfort noise generator A..X.. dca DCA (DTS Coherent Acoustics) (codec dts) A..... eac3 ATSC A/52 E-AC-3 A..... flac FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) A..... g723_1 G.723.1 A..... libgsm libgsm GSM (codec gsm) A..... libgsm_ms libgsm GSM Microsoft variant (codec gsm_ms) A....D ilbc_at ilbc (AudioToolbox) (codec ilbc) A..X.. mlp MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) A..... mp2 MP2 (MPEG audio layer 2) A..... mp2fixed MP2 fixed point (MPEG audio layer 2) (codec mp2) A..... libtwolame libtwolame MP2 (MPEG audio layer 2) (codec mp2) A..... libmp3lame libmp3lame MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) (codec mp3) A..... libshine libshine MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) (codec mp3) A..... nellymoser Nellymoser Asao A..X.. opus Opus A..... libopus libopus Opus (codec opus) A..... pcm_alaw PCM A-law / G.711 A-law A....D pcm_alaw_at pcm_alaw (AudioToolbox) (codec pcm_alaw) A..... pcm_dvd PCM signed 16|20|24-bit big-endian for DVD media A..... pcm_f32be PCM 32-bit floating point big-endian A..... pcm_f32le PCM 32-bit floating point little-endian A..... pcm_f64be PCM 64-bit floating point big-endian A..... pcm_f64le PCM 64-bit floating point little-endian A..... pcm_mulaw PCM mu-law / G.711 mu-law A....D pcm_mulaw_at pcm_mulaw (AudioToolbox) (codec pcm_mulaw) A..... pcm_s16be PCM signed 16-bit big-endian A..... pcm_s16be_planar PCM signed 16-bit big-endian planar A..... pcm_s16le PCM signed 16-bit little-endian A..... pcm_s16le_planar PCM signed 16-bit little-endian planar A..... pcm_s24be PCM signed 24-bit big-endian A..... pcm_s24daud PCM D-Cinema audio signed 24-bit A..... pcm_s24le PCM signed 24-bit little-endian A..... pcm_s24le_planar PCM signed 24-bit little-endian planar A..... pcm_s32be PCM signed 32-bit big-endian A..... pcm_s32le PCM signed 32-bit little-endian A..... pcm_s32le_planar PCM signed 32-bit little-endian planar A..... pcm_s64be PCM signed 64-bit big-endian A..... pcm_s64le PCM signed 64-bit little-endian A..... pcm_s8 PCM signed 8-bit A..... pcm_s8_planar PCM signed 8-bit planar A..... pcm_u16be PCM unsigned 16-bit big-endian A..... pcm_u16le PCM unsigned 16-bit little-endian A..... pcm_u24be PCM unsigned 24-bit big-endian A..... pcm_u24le PCM unsigned 24-bit little-endian A..... pcm_u32be PCM unsigned 32-bit big-endian A..... pcm_u32le PCM unsigned 32-bit little-endian A..... pcm_u8 PCM unsigned 8-bit A..... pcm_vidc PCM Archimedes VIDC A..... real_144 RealAudio 1.0 (14.4K) (codec ra_144) A..... roq_dpcm id RoQ DPCM A..X.. s302m SMPTE 302M A..... sbc SBC (low-complexity subband codec) A..X.. sonic Sonic A..X.. sonicls Sonic lossless A..... libspeex libspeex Speex (codec speex) A..X.. truehd TrueHD A..... tta TTA (True Audio) A..X.. vorbis Vorbis A..... libvorbis libvorbis (codec vorbis) A..... wavpack WavPack A..... libwavpack (codec wavpack) A..... wmav1 Windows Media Audio 1 A..... wmav2 Windows Media Audio 2 S..... ssa ASS (Advanced SubStation Alpha) subtitle (codec ass) S..... ass ASS (Advanced SubStation Alpha) subtitle S..... dvbsub DVB subtitles (codec dvb_subtitle) S..... dvdsub DVD subtitles (codec dvd_subtitle) S..... mov_text 3GPP Timed Text subtitle S..... srt SubRip subtitle (codec subrip) S..... subrip SubRip subtitle S..... text Raw text subtitle S..... webvtt WebVTT subtitle S..... xsub DivX subtitles (XSUB) Trying "h264_videotoolbox" video encoder... Scanning media... {

} /usr/local/bin/other-transcode: scanning media failed: /desktop/ratatouille.mkv Dianes-iMac:/ diane…$

On Jan 3, 2020, at 8:53 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

@diane1612 Oh, I saw it! :) And, no, you're not bothering me at all.

And I'm sorry that you encountered this problem. OK, can you try this command and paste the output here?

other-transcode --debug /desktop/ratatouille.mkv

That will show me what's really going on behind the scenes. Thanks!

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[lisamelton]

@diane1612 Thanks! But... dang! The "Scanning media" information failed completely. That is really weird. Does playing the video with mpv or VLC.app work?

Also, would you happen to have a copy of MediaInfo installed? It's also a command line tool.

[diane1612]

It plays in VLC, not familiar with mpv. I have a copy of MediaInfo now.

On Jan 3, 2020, at 9:20 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

@diane1612 Thanks! But... dang! The "Scanning media" information failed completely. That is really weird. Does playing the video with mpv or VLC.app work?

Also, would you happen to have a copy of MediaInfo installed? It's also a command line tool.

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[lisamelton]

@diane1612 It's good that VLC can play it! The mpv program is one of those optional installs. Don't worry about it for now.

Can you send me the output of what MediaInfo says about your video? Just paste it in here like you did the diagnostic info.

(BTW, my apologies for taking so long to reply. I was eating dinner.)

[diane1612]

You’re allowed to eat dinner. And it’s Friday night, for crying out loud. Promise me you have an adult beverage at hand.

Is this what you’re expecting?

General Unique ID : 77072647751413658946292075966791091910 (0x39FBA6EAC47214DA33BFFFB333CB06C6) Complete name : /Users/dianetorrance/Desktop/ratatouille.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 2 File size : 5.10 GiB Duration : 1h 51mn Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 6 579 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2020-01-03 23:06:14 Writing application : MakeMKV v1.14.7 darwin(x64-release) Writing library : libmakemkv v1.14.7 (1.3.5/1.4.7) darwin(x64-release)

Video ID : 1 ID in the original source medium : 224 (0xE0) Format : MPEG Video Format version : Version 2 Format profile : Main@Main Format settings : CustomMatrix / BVOP Format settings, BVOP : Yes Format settings, Matrix : Custom Format settings, GOP : Variable Codec ID : V_MPEG2 Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video Duration : 1h 51mn Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 6 126 Kbps Maximum bit rate : 9 800 Kbps Width : 720 pixels Height : 480 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Variable Frame rate : 23.976 fps Standard : Component Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Scan order : 2:3 Pulldown Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.739 Time code of first frame : 00:59:59:00 Time code source : Group of pictures header Stream size : 4.75 GiB (93%) Language : English Default : No Forced : No Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC Transfer characteristics : BT.601 Matrix coefficients : BT.601 Original source medium : DVD-Video

Audio ID : 2 ID in the original source medium : 189 (0xBD)128 (0x80) Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Commercial name : Dolby Digital Codec ID : A_AC3 Duration : 1h 51mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 448 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Frame rate : 31.250 fps (1536 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 356 MiB (7%) Title : Surround 5.1 Language : English Service kind : Complete Main Default : Yes Forced : No Original source medium : DVD-Video

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On Jan 3, 2020, at 10:04 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

@diane1612 It's good that VLC can play it! The mpv program is one of those options installs. Don't worry about it for now.

Can you send me the output of what MediaInfo says about your video? Just paste it in here like you did the diagnostic info.

(BTW, my apologies for taking so long to reply. I was eating dinner.)

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[lisamelton]

@diane1612 LOL! Yes, I had a lovely Pinot handy. :)

And that is exactly what I was expecting! I take it you ripped this from the "Ratatouille (2007)" DVD? Likely the U.S. version and using MakeMKV to do it?

But there's nothing in that information that looks odd, wrong or menacing.

The good news is that I think I figured out what's wrong anyway! And we can probably thank that Pinot for mellowing me out to notice it. :)

I think you have a problem with your input pathname. You're typing this, right?

other-transcode /desktop/ratatouille.mkv

When I think you should be typing this:

other-transcode ~/desktop/ratatouille.mkv

Notice that little tidle at the front of the pathname? Does inserting that fix the problem?

[lisamelton]

@diane1612 Or do you actually have a desktop directory in your root folder?

[diane1612]

I’m consuming a mediocre Spanish red. You win.

I opened another instance of Terminal and Voilà! it’s working!! I expect this will take some time and when it’s done I’ll need to figure where the file went, but I’m a happy camper tonight. Thank you so very much. Now I’ll have quality entertainment when I get on the big silver bird heading for the land of great Pinots.

On Jan 3, 2020, at 10:33 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

other-transcode ~/desktop/ratatouille.mkv

[lisamelton]

@diane1612 Hey, as long as it works! And Spanish red is just fine with me. :)

You are very welcome and I look forward to hearing from you again. Feel free to open a new issue when you need to ask a question.

[diane1612]

Dianes-iMac:desktop diane…$

Looks like I do.

On Jan 3, 2020, at 10:44 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

@diane1612 Or do you actually have a desktop directory in your root folder?

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[diane1612]

I’m glad Jason put the link on SixColors. I needed to stretch my knowledge and with the next newb you’ll be able to shortcut the process. Have a great weekend!

On Jan 3, 2020, at 10:48 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

@diane1612 Hey, as long as it works! And Spanish red is just fine with me. :)

You are very welcome and I look forward to hearing from you again. Feel free to open a new issue when you need to ask a question.

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[lisamelton]

@diane1612 Jason is a mensch. :) You too! Enjoy your weekend and whatever other wine you decide to imbibe. Happy transcoding!

[diane1612]

Jason is a mensch.

Indeed.

On Jan 3, 2020, at 10:54 PM, Don Melton notifications@github.com wrote:

Jason is a mensch.