Is ffmpeg set as an executable?

If not, type:

chmod a+x /bin/ffmpeg

to make ffmpeg executable.

try putting the mac one in the directory
(not just renaming the .exe to not have an extension)


despite my previous non-helpful speculations, i think this should work

edit: you might have to do all the terminal stuff over again because its a different file

Last edited by Asriel (2010 February 23, 10:43 pm)

Ok so, I've tried a bunch of different ffmpeg.exe . The most recent one is the one included in the windows version of subs2srs. I was still getting the "cannot execute binary file" message

The I tried the ffmpeg that Asriel recommended (one built for the mac). That one didn't work at all, because that one caused subs2srs to revert to crashing when I choose the video directory.

Last edited by blackmacros (2010 February 23, 10:51 pm)

the one i posted is the one that was included with ffmpegX, and ive used independently through the terminal to do a lot of things

i dont think the problem is ffmpeg, but im posting from my phone, so i cant fiddle around with it...

From http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php? … 082125312:

I always wanted to use the ffmpeg command line tool (the one ffmpegX is the GUI of) in Terminal, but I didn't find it in Fink, and I didn't want to compile it from an experimental source. Well, there is a working binary of ffmpeg bundled with ffmpegX. To get it, simply follow these steps:

   1. Get ffmpegX from the above URL. It's a pretty useful tool, because the ffmpeg synatx isn't quite easy to handle.
   2. Control-click on the ffmpegX application, choose Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu, and navigate into Resources.
   3. Copy ffmpeg to /usr/local/bin.
   4. Execute the following in Terminal (as admin):

      sudo chown root:wheel /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
      sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg

Now you have a working version of ffmpeg in the Terminal.

Do the chmod command again.

Edit: again, looks like you already figured it out!

Last edited by cb4960 (2010 February 23, 11:03 pm)

once you get it working, would you kindly post a list of the things you did to get it to work?

Ok I think it worked successfully!

The output folder has the media folder and .tsv in it. I just need to do the rest of the work with the blank anki template now, I think (but I've done that before sucessfully on a Mac).

Anyway, I have to go out now, but I'll be back in a few hours and will post a more detailed summary of what I did.

Until then here is a brief description

Download Mono
download ffmpeg (asriel link) in /bin (In Finder-->Go-->Go to folder-->/bin)
Do the chmod command
Make sure subs and vid in seperate directories
terminal: "export MONO_MWF_MAC_FORCE_X11=1"
terminal: "mono subs2srs path"

(I'll edit this later)

Thanks a lot for the help cb

Last edited by blackmacros (2010 February 23, 11:25 pm)

If we're going to be producing lists of recommended instructions for this they probably shouldn't say "put random stuff in /bin" :-) Put it somewhere else and put that on the PATH...

We ought to spread this program. Make it for more languages. Like if you can find a different language to learn it from, upload that too. I'd love to see this program do better. Might help with more download links (and if it stood out a little more or got its own proper site)

I uploaded a deck for people learning English with Korean subtitles (admittedly for my gf) and did Korean to English one as well. Took me awhile to figure out how to convert .smi subtitles without breaking Korean font, lol

http://learnanylanguage.wikia.com/wiki/Sub2srs_decks

I added a section for non-Japanese. Dunno if that's ok or not, but meh

Last edited by raseru (2010 February 24, 4:01 am)

Just thought I'd mention I finally got around to using the newest version of subs2srs--I hadn't tried any of the features I'd asked for just yet, really, including cropping. Works a treat, though! Eliminated bottom 70 pixels from a 1280x720 hardsubbed video, creating 'raw' video clips. Still tinkering with optimum max milliseconds per line. I'm thinking 2250-2500. Looking forward to making many decks... Now if you'll excuse me, I think I need a time out from the forum. Happy studying and thanks again.

Last edited by nest0r (2010 February 28, 2:48 am)

Okay, tried tinkering around with stream titles and I'm thinking that's not the problem. Guess I'll give up for now. The files in question are Shokojo Seira 01 and Buzzer Beat 03.

Here's the full error message that results in an Action Canceled once it attempts to generate audio or video clips (but not snapshots):

"Something went wrong while generating the video clips.
System.ComponentModel.Win32.Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
  at subs2srs.UtilsVideo.convertVideoToXvidAvi(String inFile, String audioStream, DateTime startTime, DateTime endTime, ImageSize size, ImageCrop crop, Int32 bitrateVideo, Int32 bitrateAudio, String outFile)
  at subs2srs.WorkerVideo.genVideoClip(WorkerVars workerVars, DialogProgress dialogProgress)
  at subs2srs.SubsProcessor.bw_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)"

Edit: Oh damn it, I think I might know what the problem is, but I deleted those particular files already. I think it's because I was running Tea Timer in the background, which also uses .NET framework, but it's always seemed to run awkwardly, in the way it appears in my alt-tab icon list... maybe I'm grasping at straws, though. I'll try to replicate the situation...

Edit2: Nevermind, that wasn't it. Tried a variety of other videos too, which didn't work. Then I tried with version 16, that worked, though sadly it doesn't use the max milliseconds or have those nifty previews. Curses!

Edit 3: Okay, everything I just wrote, forget it, it all works now with every version. Know what I did? I re-extracted the subs2srs zip file that kept failing on me. Voila.... Perhaps it has to be in the same root? *shrug*.. No, not *shrug*, *facepalm*.

Last edited by nest0r (2010 March 01, 3:41 pm)

cb4960 wrote:

Glad I could help

From the error message, it sounds like subs2srs.exe couldn't locate the relative path Utils\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe.

I'll keep that in mind 'next time'. All I know is, the thought that I could not use subs2srs filled me with fear such as I have never known. Greater even than staring upon the ineffable vastness of Cthulhu!