From 0d853b4d21ce5ddfe0a58c29ffa2a17c6d1bfcc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: matt2005 Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 09:43:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Added Debian Jessie Installation instructions for ffmpeg (#1049) * Added Debian Jessie Installation instructions Adding instructions to use the avconv version of ffmpeg instead of compiling ffmpeg * Added missing install * Added Raspbian Corrected is of Raspbian --- source/_components/ffmpeg.markdown | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/ffmpeg.markdown b/source/_components/ffmpeg.markdown index 601ea844e7f..5f139bacc34 100644 --- a/source/_components/ffmpeg.markdown +++ b/source/_components/ffmpeg.markdown @@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ Configuration variables: - **ffmpeg_bin** (*Optional*): Default 'ffmpeg'. The name or path to the `ffmpeg` binary. - **run_test** (*Optional*): Default True. Check if `input` is usable by ffmpeg. +### {% linkable_title Raspbian Debian Jessie Lite Installations %} +To get the binary on Raspbian Debian Jessie Lite on a RPi you need to perform the following: +``` +$ sudo apt-get install libav-tools +``` +This will get a forked version of ffmpeg called avconv, once this is installed you need to use the following in the configuration: + +``` +ffmpeg: + ffmpeg_bin: /usr/bin/avconv +``` + ### {% linkable_title Troubleshooting %} In most cases, `ffmpeg` automatically detects all needed options to read a video or audio stream or file. But it is possible in rare cases that you will need to set options to help `ffmpeg` out.