Fallback to ffmpeg if avconv not found about avconv HOT 7 CLOSED

I experimented with this a bit, but it's a bigger job than I thought. This module is very tightly coupled to avconv's stderr output, to the point that tests fail when I substitute in ffmpeg.

It might make more sense to write a separate ffmpeg module, and have an abstract-video-conversion-stream that falls back to either avconv or ffmpeg depending on what's available.

Let me know if you have any thoughts on this!

from avconv.

Interesting request. But I'm not sure if it's a good idea because both commands require different parameters and emit different events.

Probably better to make a new package which does the detection and delegates the request to the correct library? Keep it simple and have each package do one thing only.

from avconv.

Agreed. Something like fluent ffmpeg, but backend agnostic would be great.

from avconv.

Aside: ah ha, looks like you've already been down this unpleasant road.

from avconv.

oh yes

from avconv.

@noffle #8 should please you

from avconv.

❤️! I love it when excellent open source folks suddenly pull through like this out of the blue. 🎉

from avconv.