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    • J Offline
      jayhuss9
      last edited by

      i am only getting a mp4.txt file once animating my video. any ideas how i can get the mp4 will be much appreciated.

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      • fredo6F Offline
        fredo6
        last edited by

        See the post just above. It may depend on which version of FFmpeg you downloaded.

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        • Bryan KB Offline
          Bryan K
          last edited by

          Just downloaded both Animator and FFmpeg. Played with it just enough to make sure it works.

          Looking forward to using it fully.

          Thanks for the fantastic plug ins!

          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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          • J Offline
            jhandgraaf
            last edited by

            Hi all,
            I have installed the ffmpeg on my mac but I still get the permission denied file after rendering it. I can't seem to locate in the system preferences where to authorise it? Nothing is mentioning ffmpeg?
            Thanks in advance, Jerry

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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
              last edited by

              @jhandgraaf said:

              Hi all,
              I have installed the ffmpeg on my mac but I still get the permission denied file after rendering it. I can't seem to locate in the system preferences where to authorise it? Nothing is mentioning ffmpeg?
              Thanks in advance, Jerry

              It's normally in the Security panel...

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              • Q Offline
                quillpro
                last edited by

                Working on a MAC (OS 11) and when I try to save a movie. The video generation dialog builds all the frames but does not change once it shows 100%. The resulting folder shows all the png's. But the log file reads...

                sh: /Applications/ffmpeg: Permission denied

                If I click the "Interrupt" button it moves to next screen and when I click Save and Exit the png's disappear and just the log file is left showing the permissions error.

                Also the only options for format I can choose is MPG4 or Image sequence.

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                • Q Offline
                  quillpro
                  last edited by

                  @jhandgraaf said:

                  Hi all,
                  I have installed the ffmpeg on my mac but I still get the permission denied file after rendering it. I can't seem to locate in the system preferences where to authorise it? Nothing is mentioning ffmpeg?
                  Thanks in advance, Jerry

                  Did this ever get resolved?

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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by

                    This is a problem of security. In principle, you can enable FFmpeg in the Control panel, Security. It usually shows the pending validation from the user.

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                    • Q Offline
                      quillpro
                      last edited by

                      It does not appear in the Control Panel nor does it ask for permission. I was able to fix the issue by using the macOS terminal to make FFmpeg executable.

                      shell ~ % ls -lU /Applications/ffmpeg 
                      -rw-rw-r--@ 1 username staff  78461292 Aug 31  2020 /Applications/ffmpeg
                      
                      shell ~ % chmod u=rwx /Applications/ffmpeg 
                      
                      shell ~ % ls -lU /Applications/ffmpeg      
                      -rwxrw-r--@ 1 username  staff  78461292 Aug 31  2020 /Applications/ffmpeg
                      

                      The Generation of Video interface is still buggy but it does now generate the video files.

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                      • J Offline
                        JamesLAD
                        last edited by

                        Hey there,

                        I am not really sure if I am properly posting on this site but I hope I can get a reply from you fredo.

                        I downloaded animator and set it up with my vray scene, just a simple rotation. It rendered about half of my animation (3 seconds) and I noticed that the clock counting the render frame time was way too long so I figured it hung up randomly. I hit interrupt and I chose to still generate my MP4. I went into the folder on my desk top labelled Animator videos and all there was was a txt file. it reads:

                        ffmpeg version 2020-10-31-git-3da35b7cc7-full_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
                        built with gcc 10.2.0 (Rev3, Built by MSYS2 project)
                        configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-w32threads --disable-autodetect --enable-fontconfig --enable-iconv --enable-gnutls --enable-libxml2 --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-libsnappy --enable-zlib --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libzmq --enable-avisynth --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libzvbi --enable-librav1e --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx --enable-libass --enable-frei0r --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-amf --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-libglslang --enable-vulkan --enable-opencl --enable-libcdio --enable-libgme --enable-libmodplug --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libshine --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libilbc --enable-libgsm --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-libvorbis --enable-ladspa --enable-libbs2b --enable-libflite --enable-libmysofa --enable-librubberband --enable-libsoxr --enable-chromaprint
                        libavutil 56. 60.100 / 56. 60.100
                        libavcodec 58.112.100 / 58.112.100
                        libavformat 58. 64.100 / 58. 64.100
                        libavdevice 58. 11.102 / 58. 11.102
                        libavfilter 7. 88.100 / 7. 88.100
                        libswscale 5. 8.100 / 5. 8.100
                        libswresample 3. 8.100 / 3. 8.100
                        libpostproc 55. 8.100 / 55. 8.100
                        [image2 @ 0000022509e8e780] Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: png, none(pc)): unspecified size
                        Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' (0) and 'probesize' (5000000) options
                        Input #0, image2, from 'U1618886910_Image%03d.png':
                        Duration: 00:00:02.60, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
                        Stream #0:0: Video: png, none(pc), 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
                        Output #0, mp4, to 'PH 1 ANIMATION.mp4':
                        Output file #0 does not contain any stream

                        I am really confused and don't know how to navigate this. I also cannot save my skp file after this has happened and it says there is something wrong and I need to save in an old version of skp. I am in PRO 2021.

                        If anyone can help me out here I would be greatly appreciated, I was really excited to render with this tool.

                        Thanks

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                        • J Offline
                          JamesLAD
                          last edited by

                          In addition to my last post

                          VRAY frame buffer now just does not work, on any model. I have restarted, uninstalled. Something about animator has done something to the vfb, i can see it as a tab but when i try to open it it hides and does not work

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                          • A Offline
                            aida
                            last edited by

                            @kimga said:

                            I tried and tried over the last week. Re-installed the plugin many times, restarted the computer and set up a new film and movement.

                            Unfortunately, the outcome is the same. The window shows all the possible formats once the FFmpeg file is located. Starts to generate the imagines into the folder. And at the end, when pressing the "save and finish" - or something similar on the bottom-right corner of the window, all the image files would disappear from the folder, no video is created at all and only the above mentioned txt file left behind....

                            Couldn`t figure what can be the problem.

                            I am planning to buy a new computer, workstation for Christmas. I will try if it works then.

                            Thank you for trying to help.
                            Cheers,

                            FOR WHOEVER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM: I used to have sketchup pro 2018 with Animator plugin installed on and whenever i wanted to generate and export my video, nothing saved as a result; neither any video nor even an image. So, i updated my sketchup to pro 2019 and the problem fixed. now i can easily export my animation as video files. I hope it helps those in need.

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                              RobertSpycher
                              last edited by

                              Hi All,
                              I have installed the FFmpg on my MacBook plus, OS Big Sur 11.4, and Sketchup 19.
                              At first, it was difficult to install it since the file is a text file. I am used to opening the package and let the Mac do the installation. In this case, I located the file when Animator asked for it and it all worked.

                              It would be a good idea to mention this in the instructions for Mac users.

                              Also, some have had problems with permission. For that open first your Security & Privacy window and then open the zip file. When the warnings are displayed, go back to the Security & Privacy. Under "Allow apps downloaded from:" you will find a warning displayed for you to accept it. The file is generated and you will find it just above the zip file.

                              Back to my problem. Unfortunately, when generating a video (mp4), it stops at the last image (i.e. 356) and displays Processing Frame 357 (see attached).
                              Then nothing happens. It will go for as long until I Interrupt. It asks me if I want to generate the video. By accepting it you either can Save an Exit or Forget and Exit.
                              As mentioned, you can see how during the generation the program is populating with Images but in the end, only an FFmpeg_log_mp4 log is shown.
                              Funny enough, if by starting the process you select MP4 "AND" MOV, the program at least will generate the images in PNG plus the FFmpeg_log_mp4 log. From here you can make a video with QuickTime Player.
                              It does NOT work with MPG, AVI, etc. All are generating PNG images during the process but, when finishing, the images disappear.

                              Any help to make it better and smoother is welcomed. In any case great plugin 👍
                              Thank you
                              Robert


                              ScreenShot.jpg

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                              • C Offline
                                cdlea
                                last edited by

                                I extracted the files from the .zip but i do not have a "C:\FFmpeg" pathway.. so what do i do with the ffmpeg.exe file?...

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                                • fredo6F Offline
                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by

                                  @cdlea said:

                                  I extracted the files from the .zip but i do not have a "C:\FFmpeg" pathway.. so what do i do with the ffmpeg.exe file?...

                                  You can create the path C:\FFmpeg yourself and put the exe there.

                                  Otherwise put the ffmpeg.exe anywhere on your PC and then, from the dialog box just designate this location.

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                                  • J Offline
                                    jcampen
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi, I am having same issue as the others where it's not outputting the video from the photos it generates. I have placed the FFmpeg into the C:/FFmpeg directory, and directed it to there, bus still not video gets generated. Can you please let me know how to fix this?

                                    https://1drv.ms/u/s!At0tQ0s2FFP71olZbaK_lQSiQCxGfA?e=SkdJea

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                                    • L Offline
                                      lumberjack_jeff
                                      last edited by

                                      Thank you for the plugin, it worked well today on a windows machine using the 2022-09-22-git-af919cf780 found at
                                      https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

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                                        Shahram M Newcomers
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi

                                        Not sure why, but I think I managed to fix my Video Generation issue.

                                        I am not sure if this is a universal situation, but maybe helpful to someone. Like most of the posts here, I installed the Animator plugin on my Windows 11 laptop and followed all the steps, but was unable to generate movie (MP4 or any other format).

                                        My original Sketchup file and the folder where the animation output was being located were on my OneDrive folders. After many failed attempts, I copied the Sketchup file and the FFMPEG file to a folder on my C drive. Doing so fixed the issue. Once the "Video Generation" process is completed, after selecting "Save and Exit", a video is generated and ready to access.

                                        It works even after interrupting and resuming video generation process.

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                                        • B Offline
                                          borisabdul
                                          last edited by

                                          I have almost the same issue as mentioned above many times. On my Mac I unpacked the downloaded file and moved it to the Applications folder (it is a 78.5 Mb doc file) . Then I specified the path to this file in the Generation the Video window, chose mpeg extension, and everything was going fine. But when checked the Animator Videos folder it was completely empty. I did the whole cycle many times, and gave permission to the ffmpeg in Privacy&Sec , restarted the SU and whole Mac many times, but it's just coming up empty-(
                                          Would be much appreciate for any help on it


                                          Screenshot 2023-09-16 at 01.50.46.png

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                                          • fredo6F Offline
                                            fredo6
                                            last edited by

                                            The videos generated by Animator are located in a folder Animator Videos located in the same folder as your model. This folder is created if it does not exist.

                                            After the generation, you have a dialog box with 'Play' arrows under each format. Do you get the video playing when clicking on the arrow?

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