Configuration: FFmpeg Install

FFmpeg Setup

Agent DVR has been updated to use FFmpeg v8.

If you're reading this message then chances are you've upgraded Agent DVR and are having problems updating it (as it normally installs FFmpeg automatically). To get things working again:

  • macOS: Open a terminal and run : 
    
 launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u) ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ispy.agent.dvr.plist
 brew install ffmpeg
    
 launchctl bootstrap gui/$(id -u) ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ispy.agent.dvr.plist
    On older installs the service is a system daemon instead - if that file doesn't exist, use sudo launchctl bootout system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ispy.agent.dvr.plist and sudo launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ispy.agent.dvr.plist.

FFmpeg Troubleshooting

Run Agent DVR from the terminal to see where it is looking for FFmpeg.

If you have built or installed FFmpeg in a location that it isn't checking you can set an override in the Media/XML/config.xml file in the FFMPEG_DIR element for example: <FFMPEG_DIR>/home/ffmpeg_v5</FFMPEG_DIR>