FFmpeg Release Build Downloader
Project description
Python ffmpeg-downloader package automatically downloads the latest FFmpeg release binaries for Windows, Linux, & MacOS. Note while it supports Linux and MacOS, it is intended for Windows users, for whom there is no installer is currently available. Linux and MacOS users are encouraged to install via the OS package manager (e.g., apt-get for Ubuntu and brew for MacOS).
The FFmpeg release builds are downloaded from 3rd party hosts:
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If you appreciate their effort to build and host these builds, please consider donating on their websites.
This package is used in ffmpegio-plugin-downloader to enable automatic detection of the FFmpeg executable.
Installation
pip install ffmpeg-downloader
Console Commands
To download and install FFmpeg binaries
python -m ffmpeg_downloader
To check for a newer release and update if available
python -m ffmpeg_downloader --update
To uninstall
python -m ffmpeg_downloader --remove
In Python
This package exposes the following 4 attributes:
import ffmpeg_downloader as ffdl
ffdl.ffmpeg_dir # FFmpeg binaries directory
ffdl.ffmpeg_version # version string of the intalled FFmpeg
ffdl.ffmpeg_path # full path of the FFmpeg binary
ffdl.ffprobe_path # full path of the FFprobe binary
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