Pyvie

Dependencies

Most required Python packages should come standard with a Python distribution like Anaconda. Instructions for installing FFMPEG are below.

Installing pyvie

pip install pyvie


Installing FFMPEG

OSX

One of the easiest ways to install FFMPEG on Mac is to use a package manager like Brew. After installing Brew, running the following command in a terminal will install FFMPEG on your machine.

brew install ffmpeg

To check if the installation was successful in a terminal type

ffmpeg -version

You should see version information as output.

Windows

The following instructions can be found in more detail here. The first part of these instructions will show how to download ffmpeg to a windows machine. The second part will show how to setup FFMPEG to run in a terminal, an important part to make sure pyvie works.

  1. Find the proper build for your machine here
  2. Unzip the files to a folder named ffmpeg
  3. Move the new folder to C:\
  4. Open a your Control Panel and navigate to System and Security > System
  5. On the left hand side, select Advanced system settings
  6. A new window will open, under the Advanced tab near the bottom select Environment Variables
  7. Double click Path in the list of User variables for [name]
  8. A window will open, select New and enter the path to ffmpeg, C:\ffmpeg\bin and select OK

To check if the installation was successful in a terminal type

ffmpeg -version

You should see version information as output.