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Do you want FFmpegX install,uninstall and upgrade HOWTO?
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Jirka Cech
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Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Post Posted: Jan 13, 2005 10:00 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Hi,
Can someone provide detailed instructions
how do I uninstal completelly ffmpeg from my mac?
I mean including its tentacles (all packages mplayer, mencoder, real tools,...)
how do I properly upgrade to new version?

major
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Joined: 12 May 2001
Post Posted: Jan 13, 2005 12:37 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
To properly upgrade to a new version, copy the application in the Applications folder and so overwriting the old version, and check http://homepage.mac.com/major4/download.html for installation instructions about the binaries components (if they have been updated).

To uninstall, put the application into the trash can as well as the folder /Library/Application Support/ffmpegX.

Mechcozmo
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Joined: 30 Aug 2005
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Post Posted: Jan 25, 2006 22:35 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I think this shell script will do the trick... I can try to wrap it into an AppleScript, or just leave it as a shell script.

Code:
#! /bin/sh

echo "This script removes ffmpegX from your computer."
rm "/Library/Application Support/ffmpegX"
rm /Applications/ffmpegX.app
echo "Done!"


dmelgar
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Joined: 11 Jun 2004
Post Posted: Sep 06, 2006 10:31 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
How do you install ffmpegx in an account that doesn't have admin authority? I put in the password and it says "<userid>is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported."

Why does ffmpegx need admin anyway? I thought the binaries are installed in the current account?

In anycase I'd suggest that ffmpegx support being installed in an account thats not the admin.

Thargok
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Joined: 17 Nov 2001
Location: United States
Post Posted: Sep 22, 2006 11:15 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Binaries are installed in a folder which should only have admin/root permission. Traditionally I believe if you don't have access to an admin account you shouldn't be installing anyways.

cdu
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Joined: 13 Mar 2007
Location: Kiribati
Post Posted: Mar 13, 2007 11:08 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I agree with dmelgar... having to install under admin is useless! I don't see why binaries NEED admin. Traditionally I believe if applications don't NEED admin then they should not get it. I mean... why? What for? Am I missing something here? A lot more apps are coming out nowadays in the .pkg format which requires admin authorization. I miss the days where you could just install the app by dragging it. Why is Mac trying to become like Windows everyday? (Just look at what they did to iTunes!) Anywayz... don't wanna go off on a rant now on another topic. tongue.gif Having everyone install their own apps in their own accounts keeps my system just a little cleaner (unless its something major that everyone uses). It would be nice if ffmpegx could come with an easier installation option (right now I have to log into an admin account just to install it).

gannett
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Joined: 01 Mar 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Post Posted: Mar 06, 2008 08:48 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Sorry but I must be missing something .. I have install and been using ffmpegX for a while now on G5, OSX the latest.

Got a couple of issues
1) It always asks to install the binaries even when the previous run successfully put the binaries in to the Application support directory. Is this an age of the Binaries thing ? The one it is moaning about today is mpeg2enc

$ md5 mpeg2enc
MD5 (mpeg2enc) = 5f1bf70089cf9dbdfffe635e12d55905
Is this the latest ?


2) I have a license key I paid for from major <major@ffmpegx.com> but where do you install the key question.gif Checked the menus crawled over the web pages -- sorry I can't see where.


Cheers

Gannett

Case
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Joined: 04 Feb 2004
Location: Middle Earth
Post Posted: Mar 06, 2008 12:59 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
gannett wrote:
1) It always asks to install the binaries [...]. Is this an age of the Binaries thing?
Could be an age thing. ffmpegX checks the binaries at launch, and pops up the installer window if the binaries are not what they should be, according to the running version of ffmpegX. Just download from the URL mentioned in the installer window to fix it. The URL is selectable, so you can use 'copy' and 'paste' to transfer the URL to a webbrowser.

gannett wrote:
The one it is moaning about today is mpeg2enc
$ md5 mpeg2enc
MD5 (mpeg2enc) = 5f1bf70089cf9dbdfffe635e12d55905
Is this the latest?
The current version of mpeg2enc has a file date of April 16, 2006
and has a MD5 checksum of 7cad2f12971a2e69535778b56b3f9485.

gannett wrote:
2) where do you install the key?
I don't remember actually, but maybe somewhere in the shareware nag screen?

gannett
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Joined: 01 Mar 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Post Posted: Mar 06, 2008 15:04 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Thanks for the quick reply.

1) The link is to http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/MacOS/mpeg2enc.intel and I have a G5 .
I was hoping to avoid the whole build from bits compile process sad.gif is there a pre-compiled link out there ?

2) not seen any nagware except the lod the binaries thing.

Thanks once again for the help.

Gannett

Case
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Joined: 04 Feb 2004
Location: Middle Earth
Post Posted: Mar 06, 2008 18:45 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
gannett wrote:
1) The link is to mpeg2enc.intel and I have a G5 .
I was hoping to avoid the whole build from bits compile process sad.gif is there a pre-compiled link out there?
That is the pre-compiled binary for both PPC and Intel (i.e. a Universal Binary). The .intel part
is to signify that it is for Intel too. Apparently that was a confusing thing, to name it that way. wink.gif

guirigales
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Joined: 12 Apr 2008
Location: Spain
Post Posted: Apr 12, 2008 02:19 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Hello all.

I have just upgraded to Leopard. I used FFMPEGX a lot with tiger with virtually no problems.
With Leopard I cant even install it. After trying to install the extensions it comes up with this message.



I do not have a system password on purpose, so what can I do. I miss FFMPEGX.

thanks all

Case
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Joined: 04 Feb 2004
Location: Middle Earth
Post Posted: Apr 12, 2008 04:52 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
guirigales wrote:
I do not have a system password on purpose
This installer requires use of the sudo command. The sudo command requires a non-blank password.
(The password is only needed for installation, so you may change it back to <empty> afterwards, if you must.)

decimal
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Joined: 22 May 2008
Location: Australia
Post Posted: May 22, 2008 03:29 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Hey. On OS X 10.5.2 when I get the initial screen to locate the mencoder and mplayer binaries, all SEEMS to work ok, however then nothing encodes (finishes in 1 second with no files produced, no errors) and going back to the install binaries dialog reveals that mencoder and mplayer still need to be located. I have entered the correct password and the files are readable to ALL users..

Any ideas?

ashishn
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Joined: 19 Oct 2003
Post Posted: Jun 01, 2008 05:17 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Running 10.4.11 G4 Powerbook.

ff was asking for binaries each time. I resolved using following steps:
1. gave admin rights to my user account using Accounts preferences
2. opened binaries.zip
3. Unzipped mplayer and mencoder files to main /Library/Application Support/ffmpegX (Not to my account's Library pls remember)
4. Run ffmpegX and I am not being asked for the binaries again
5. Removed admin privileges from my user account

hope this helps others too.

Ashish

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