webms won't upload

[Yushe]

You can't upload webms.

If you upload a webm it will just say "file.webm\ is not a valid WebM."

[RePod]

• _core/regist/process/video.php (lines 17-18)

There could be multiple issues, in increasing severity:

• There is no video track (has_video is returning false)
  • Or the processed result doesn't explicitly state there is one.
• Your server doesn't allow PHP to run exec().
• Your processor is outdated/too new for the command it's being given.
  • Or its output is not expected.
• You don't have a supported processor (avprobe < 0.9 is only supported at the moment)
  • FFmpeg eventually.
• It was written with GNU+Linux in mind, not Windows.

[Yushe]

It is obviously a problem with the code because I tested it on my website and /bta/

[RePod]

I wouldn't say it's a problem with the code, more like a lack of it since it works for me™:

Does your server:

• Run GNU+Linux or Windows?
• Have FFprobe or avprobe installed?
  • If it has FFprobe: it's currently not supported.
  • If it has avprobe: versions at or above 0.9 are currently not supported.
• Allow PHP to use the exec function?

To get started on improving support:

• avconv >= 0.9
• ffmpeg

[Yushe]

It runs on linux ubuntu. I'm pretty sure exec is install. I think ffmpeg is installed but I'm not 100% sure.

[RePod]

Try installing libav/avconv if possible.

[Yushe]

So do I need to install both libav and avconv or just one of them.

[RePod]

They're the same thing, libav might be the package name. More specifically though, when libav is installed the commands 'avconv' and 'avprobe' are available.

[Yushe]

I checked I do have ffmpeg installed. And I can't seem to find any installation tutorials for libav or avconv.

[Apogate]

This is an issue with your host, not with saguaro. If you have a regular webhost, try asking them via support ticket for ffmpeg/libav/avconv support. Gonna close this for now.

[RePod]

Worth noting, for the time being, Saguaro only supports WebMs primarily with libav/avconv.

There are two processors that do two things for the provided WebM file:

• Obtain stats (resolution, duration, if it has audio).
• Generates a thumbnail for it.

I have one perfect idea to deal with the second problem, but only a half-working idea for the first to ensure control.

Re-opening so it doesn't fall off my radar.