Trying to install Emby on QNap TS 453a - setup cannot see ffmpeg - help!

[F1nchy 24]

Hi all

 

The version of Emby in the QNap store is out of date so I've downloaded 3.0.8500.0 and installed that. When I first run it's taking me through the setup, but I cannot get past the page where I need to tell it where ffmpeg is located. 

 

I have downloaded ffmpeg from the link given, extracted the contents and copied them over to the QNap (via WinSCP), but even when I point to the folder it's telling me it cannot find ffmpeg, or ffprobe, which is also in that folder. 

 

Any ideas? It's driving me crazy, I've tried putting the ffmepg into different locations (ie shared on the NAS, local to the Emby install) but it just cannot see it. 

 

I'm downloading the standard x64 download for Emby. 

 

Any ideas? It's not reporting that I'm using the wrong version of ffmpeg, it's actually saying it can't locate it in the folder in which it is definitely in. 

 

Thanks

Edited November 21, 2016 by F1nchy

[Master of Tragedy 0]

When I installed the x64 standard version on my QNAP it just installed fine and took some default path for ffmpeg.

I never had to write it myself. I can't remember if it was pre-filled or whatever but I had to do nothing special and after installation the ffmpeg path in the settings was pointing to an existing ffmpeg inside the emby directory.

[F1nchy 24]

Sorted it. I had to download ffmpeg from here;

http://www.qnapclub.eu/index.php?act=detail&qpkg_id=379

 

It's only recently been uploaded apparently, the path it's installed in is;

/opt/ffmpeg/ffmpeg

 

Working now

[Luke 37022]

Thanks for reporting !

[Norin 1]

Sorted it. I had to download ffmpeg from here;

http://www.qnapclub.eu/index.php?act=detail&qpkg_id=379

 

It's only recently been uploaded apparently, the path it's installed in is;

/opt/ffmpeg/ffmpeg

 

Working now

 

Add the same issue, couldn't figure out the path. Thanks for posting. 

 

Problem solved.

[Luke 37022]

Hi @@F1nchy, thanks for the report. I will work with QNAP to make this easier though.

[Master of Tragedy 0]

But why should we install the ffmpeg static package at all?

I noticed that the enclosed one works just as good if not better.

It is really not clear what the difference is.

[scouser1023 0]

The link has changed its now offmpeg 3.2.2 and will not install on a qnap rom earlier than 4.3.0 which is not available for the device I have to-451. I have not checked beta ROMs don't need to go there.

[scouser1023 0]

Take it back. The link works. Searching on the forum provides the latest one that will not work with all qnap devices.

[Luke 37022]

Take it back. The link works. Searching on the forum provides the latest one that will not work with all qnap devices.

 

Hi @@scouser1023, can you elaborate a little more? which link works and which one does not? Thanks !

[scouser1023 0]

Sorry. The link above works to the ffmpeg the one posted. If you try to find it without the link you find qffmpeg. It looks like it's the same thing but a few more items bundled in and states it works with the mono dependency, the same version we are using. When you try to install qffmpeg it requires a rom min on the qnap. This looks like it maybe a bit of a juggle depending on what qnap you have.

So currently I have ffmpeg 3.22, qmono 4.4.2.11, and Emby 3.1.2.0 and it all works. Still trying to understand how to use remote shares in the Emby app however all local files work. And the app works 110 percent better than the windows VM I had on the qnap.

[scouser1023 0]

For clarity this link is the file that worked for me:

http://www.qnapclub.eu/index.php?act=detail&qpkg_id=379

 

I was not successful with the manual files i found and downloaded. Had to use the package installer.

[Luke 37022]

Thanks for the info !

[scouser1023 0]

Thanks for all your hard work! It really is appreciated. And seriously the app vs a VM is amazing. Need some time to check out the client performance.