Interesting - thanks Mike. I had not realised that replacing ffmpeg was as simple as dropping in a new one.Mike Walsh wrote:Anybody who might be interested in trying these newer builds, you can find 'em here.:
I just gave it a try (using the 32bit build) but the result was not quite as good on my Slacko 5.6 as the original ffmpeg.
The original ffmpeg is 150KB versus 30MB for the new ffmpeg so I will definitely stick with the old one.
The difference in the output mp4 was as follows:
old ffmpeg: slight delay at beginning of slideshow, with slight truncation of duration of the first image. Otherwise perfect
new ffmpeg: long delay at beginning of slideshow, extra long display of first image, but last image completely missing.
The new ffmpeg did give a better adherence to the image duration parameter specified by the user (old ffmpeg was a bit quicker per image)
In case anyone feels like playing around I have attached the ffmpeg from Slacko 5.6
It is a real gzipped file so click to expand, and install in /usr/bin (rename original version first)
EDIT : As fredx noted below ffmpeg is usually teamed with a specific set of libs so trialling just a new ffpmeg file on it's won't always be of any use. Best to stick with the ffmpeg that comes with your own puppy (or trial a "static linked" version). I will keep trying Pupslider on a variety of puppies and will try to release appropriate versions as reqd.