Re: Compile ffmpeg static file from Macports?

2020-12-04 Thread Sean DALY
Years ago, I had a Windows machine and ffmpeg would break all the time, so I used a static build for reliability. I'm happy to say that I have found MacPorts ffmpeg to be very reliable and of course up to date; I used it today to transcode from Apple ProRes 422 to H.264 for the Web for the first ti

Re: Compile ffmpeg static file from Macports?

2020-12-04 Thread Richard L. Hamilton
ff-Works is a GUI front-end for ffmpeg, possibly among other things. I can see that it might be helpful given that the options for ffmpeg can be difficult to get right, esp. for someone who rarely uses Terminal at all. When I looked at its web site (I don't have ff-Works myself), I did see a me

Re: Compile ffmpeg static file from Macports?

2020-12-04 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Dec 3, 2020, at 11:44, K Hindall wrote: > I have never been a coder, which is why I have Macports. > > Now I need a static ffmpeg file (to run ff·Works, thereby proving that I am > not a coder!). I know that Macports uses dynamic libraries rather than static > ones and somehow that compli

Compile ffmpeg static file from Macports?

2020-12-03 Thread K Hindall
Hello! I have never been a coder, which is why I have Macports. Now I need a static ffmpeg file (to run ff·Works, thereby /proving/ that I am not a coder!). I know that Macports uses dynamic libraries rather than static ones and somehow that complicates the process, but ... that's as far as my un