[FFmpeg-user] ffpresets are not found

[Christian Ebert]

Hi,

ffpresets stopped working:

$ ffmpeg -i test.mov -f webm -c:v libvpx -c:a libvorbis -b:v 500k -s 320x240 -vpre 360p test.webm
ffmpeg version N-37924-gb92ecda Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Feb 16 2012 14:06:39 with gcc 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --disable-network --disable-ffserver --disable-ffplay --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-postproc --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-librtmp --extra-cflags=-I/sw/include --extra-libs=-L/sw/lib
  libavutil      51. 39.100 / 51. 39.100
  libavcodec     54.  3.100 / 54.  3.100
  libavformat    54.  1.100 / 54.  1.100
  libavdevice    53.  4.100 / 53.  4.100
  libavfilter     2. 62.100 /  2. 62.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0.  6.100 /  0.  6.100
  libpostproc    52.  0.100 / 52.  0.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'ccc_trailer1_.mov':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537199360
    compatible_brands: qt
    creation_time   : 2010-09-07 21:06:29
    encoder         : Processed with Video Purifier from Innobits AB, www.innobits.com
    encoder-eng     : Processed with Video Purifier from Innobits AB, www.innobits.com
  Duration: 00:04:14.24, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 30336 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: dvvideo (dvcp / 0x70637664), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3], 28800 kb/s, SAR 59:54 DAR 295:216, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-09-07 21:06:29
      handler_name    : ?Apple Alias Data Handler
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 48000 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 1536 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-09-07 21:12:51
      handler_name    : ?Apple Alias Data Handler
    Stream #0:2(eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-09-07 21:12:54
      handler_name    : ?Apple Alias Data Handler
      timecode        : 00:00:00:00
File for preset '360p' not found
$ ls -l /usr/local/share/ffmpeg/
total 80
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  8633 Feb 16 14:14 ffprobe.xsd
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   212 Feb 16 14:14 libvpx-1080p.ffpreset
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   212 Feb 16 14:14 libvpx-1080p50_60.ffpreset
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   204 Feb 16 14:14 libvpx-360p.ffpreset
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   212 Feb 16 14:14 libvpx-720p.ffpreset
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   212 Feb 16 14:14 libvpx-720p50_60.ffpreset
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    58 Feb 16 14:14 libx264-ipod320.ffpreset
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    61 Feb 16 14:14 libx264-ipod640.ffpreset


Same with -pre:v, only the message differs slightly:

|Preset 360p specified for stream 0:0, but could not be opened.

Isn't at least one of -vpre or -pre:v supposed to work? At least
they did not too long ago.

c
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