[FFmpeg-user] Quick question

[Moritz Barsnick]

On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 08:51:05 +0200, Ivan Arsic wrote:
> I tried to convert some exr images with ffmpeg tho im getting an error and
> im not sure if its triggered by something else (like my mistake)  or its
> just as is:
> 
> *[exr @ 000001a596cac380] Compression 8 is not implemented. Update your
> FFmpeg version to the newest one from Git. If the problem still occurs, it
> means that your file has a feature which has not been implemented.*

It seems your image uses DWAA compression, which is indeed not (yet)
supported by ffmpeg:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/5693

> is this avoidable/solvable in any way ?

OpenEXR should be able to decode your image.

Moritz