Is avconv able to read from the x11 display, previously I've used
ffmpeg to produce screencasts, rather than for file format conversion.
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Reinhard, I think this bug merits a stable release update, especially
since it's such a trivial change.
** Summary changed:
- When users run ffmpeg whatever they are presented with a message that is
somewhat erroneous completely childish
+ Warning message from ffmpeg program needs update
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Nor do I..
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When users run ffmpeg whatever they are presented with a message
that is somewhat erroneous completely childish
To manage
I'm just an ordinary user and the existing message is not helpful
whatsoever. I'm using precise and went to transcode a show, and my
preset options fail.
ffmpeg -i MB.S08E14.Cold.Feet.mp4 -b 885k -r 23.976 -vcodec libx264
-threads 2 -crf 24 -vpre medium -vpre ipod640 -acodec libfaac -ab 127k
Here's the changes applied to Debian.
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-multimedia/libav.git;a=commitdiff;h=3e0623478bcdbbea3d537876fc63ff9b82769698;hp=031fe5505716c3e1b6bc1d61913c9094d14a8bef
This may be too late for Ubuntu precise.
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When users run ffmpeg whatever they are presented with a message
that is somewhat erroneous
Looks fine to me to have
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
This program will be removed in a future release. Please use avconv instead.
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+1 - The ffmpeg package is already marked as a transitional package.
Avoiding to mention 'ffmpeg' definitely clears out any
misinterpretations.
If possible to improve the first sentence, I would add:
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
This program is part of libav source package and will be
I more and more unsure if we can rely on implied meanings here, although
I somewhat like the
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
part. I currently feel that your proposed wording makes sense, I'd only
drop the parenthesis. What do the others think?
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Reinhard, this definitely should be worded better. I believe the proper
term to use that everyone (users, developer, system adminstrators, etc.)
understand is 'deprecated.'
Here's my suggestion.
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
This program will be removed in a future release. Please use
All in all this *issue* is just a speck of dust, still, considering the
high degree of intelligence of those concerned I fail to see why the
point is not 'gotten'
I think this or there-abouts would be appropriate
This program is only being provided for compatibility purposes and doesn't
I'm happy to improve the wording, but the current proposed wording is
just not acceptable.
From what I gather from the comments, the wording should probably point
out:
- this program (/usr/bin/ffmpeg) is intentionally kept at an old
version for compatibility purposes only.
- it will be
The attachment libav-now-uses-avconv-ubuntu.patch of this bug report
has been identified as being a patch. The ubuntu-reviewers team has
been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review the patch. In
the event that this is in fact not a patch you can resolve this
situation by removing
Well, that's half the truth. Libav 0.7, which is shipped in precise,
*does* ship a /usr/bin/ffmpeg binary that behaves more pretty much
exactly as the binary that was shipped in libav 0.6. This is done to not
break applications in ubuntu that rely on that behavior.
The /usr/bin/ffmpeg binary from
Thank you Mr. Tartler for the explanation, certainly more useful than the
current message received.
Users should be conveyed some of that instead of the implied notion that the
FFmpeg project is dead, intended or not, as to a reason not to continue to use
the 'ffmpeg' command
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What part of the message does refer to the FFmpeg project?
Anyway, existing packages in Ubuntu need to be changed to use avconv
instead of /usr/bin/ffmpeg. Therefore, I think the message itself is
justified.
** Changed in: libav (Ubuntu Precise)
Status: Triaged = Opinion
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Sorry, I tend to disagree. The need to migrate to avconf is justified,
libav devs saying ffmpeg isn't developed is not, please consider making
this message more about the need to migrate.
** Changed in: libav (Ubuntu Precise)
Status: Opinion = Triaged
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Sorry, that should be avconv intead of avconf :)
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Title:
When users run ffmpeg whatever they are presented with a message
that is somewhat
It's implied that the message is referring to FFmpeg. Many users don't
even know they are using libav when they are using ffmpeg (I often see
this in #ffmpeg IRC and bug report tool). Users may equate the binary
name ffmpeg with the project name FFmpeg and assume that FFmpeg is dead
with such a
The current message is certainly not clear. I concur with the others
here. A user may not know all the background information regarding the
project so it could easily be misleading.
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When users run ffmpeg whatever they are presented with a message
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That should be no longer developed not developer.
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Title:
When users run ffmpeg whatever they are presented with a message
that is somewhat
You are correct that it shouldn't say that ffmpeg is no longer
developer. Reinhard, could you have a look at this please.
** Also affects: libav (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: libav (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: Undecided = Low
** Changed in:
Attached is a patch that rewords the message as: Ubuntu now uses libav
instead of FFmpeg. The ffmpeg binary is only provided for compatibility.
Use avconv instead (see Changelog for the list of incompatible
changes).
** Patch added: libav-now-uses-avconv-ubuntu.patch
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