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I won't spend too much time for this anymore (cf. my reply to Adrian).
> Hi Herbie,
>
>> Does that mean it is impossible to use "libffmpeg.dylib" with ImageJ 1.x?
>
> Unlikely "impossible", but I do not know how difficult it would be, and I
> do not have time to experiment right now. Wayne probably has a better idea.
>
>> Where does "FFMPEG_IO.jar" (which works) expect "libffmpeg.dylib" on a
> Mac?
>
> Check the java.library.path system property.
>
> Regards,
> Curtis
>
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> Curtis Rueden
> LOCI software architect -
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http://imagej.net/User:Rueden> Did you know ImageJ has a forum?
http://forum.imagej.net/>
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Herbie <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Curtis!
>>
>>
>> "ImageJ 1.x does not use the ImageJ Launcher component, which sets the
>> java.library.path as appropriate to handle platform-dependent libraries.
>> So in cases like this, using plain ImageJ 1.x is not the easiest path."
>>
>>
>> Does that mean it is impossible to use "libffmpeg.dylib" with ImageJ 1.x?
>>
>> Where does "FFMPEG_IO.jar" (which works) expect "libffmpeg.dylib" on a Mac?
>>
>> Apparently "1.6.0.jdk > Contents > Libraries" isn't the correct place.
>>
>> Maybe a solution using FFMPEG as a compiled command line tool instead of
>> platform-specific libraries would be a better solution but there may be
>> reasons to not follow this straightforward approach.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Herbie
>>
>> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>
>> Am 29.06.16 um 19:25 schrieb Curtis Rueden:
>>
>> Hi Herbie,
>>>
>>> Well understood, Fiji uses the Updater function for this purpose but
>>>> what about ImageJ?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, the updater is part of the ImageJ2 project, upon which Fiji is built.
>>>
>>> Are ImageJ-users left alone?
>>>>
>>>
>>> ImageJ 1.x does not use the ImageJ Launcher component, which sets the
>>> java.library.path as appropriate to handle platform-dependent libraries.
>>> So
>>> in cases like this, using plain ImageJ 1.x is not the easiest path.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Curtis
>>>
>>> --
>>> Curtis Rueden
>>> LOCI software architect -
http://loci.wisc.edu/software>>> ImageJ2 lead, Fiji maintainer -
http://imagej.net/User:Rueden>>> Did you know ImageJ has a forum?
http://forum.imagej.net/>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Herbie <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear experts,
>>>>
>>>> one of the nice features of ImageJ is that you can increase its
>>>> capabilities by putting the corresponding IJ-PlugIns to the IJ
>>>> plugins-folder and to remove them if they are no longer needed.
>>>>
>>>> Moving the downloaded files "FFMPEG_IO.jar" and "libffmpeg.dylib" (for
>>>> OSX) to the IJ plugins-folder won't do the trick because the latter is a
>>>> library and it would really be helpful to get some advice of how and
>>>> where
>>>> to install it.
>>>>
>>>> Well understood, Fiji uses the Updater function for this purpose but what
>>>> about ImageJ?
>>>>
>>>> Are ImageJ-users left alone?
>>>>
>>>> Clueless
>>>>
>>>> Herbie
>>>>
>>>> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>>> Am 29.06.16 um 17:39 schrieb Dan McDonald:
>>>>
>>>> Thank you Tiago and Curtis.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, my missing step was to explicitly subscribe to the FFMPEG update
>>>>> site.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am now up and running!
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:
[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
>>>>> Tiago
>>>>> Ferreira
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 10:43 AM
>>>>> To:
[hidden email]
>>>>> Subject: Re: Alternatives to ImageJ
>>>>>
>>>>> There must be a step I'm missing. I do not have the File>Import>Movie
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> option and it doesn't show up in Command Finder.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Dan,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ensure your ImageJ is subscribed to the FFMPEG update site[1]:
>>>>> When I do it with Ubuntu 16.04 on a freshly downloaded Fiji
>>>>> installation,
>>>>> the following files are downloaded:
>>>>> * /plugins/FFMPEG_IO.jar
>>>>> * /lib/linux64/libffmpeg.so
>>>>>
>>>>> The commands (implemented through FFMPEG_IO.jar) become available upon
>>>>> restart:
>>>>> * File > Import > Movie (FFMPEG)...
>>>>> * File > Save As > Movie (FFMPEG)..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps the files you mention (jars/ffmpeg.jar and
>>>>> jars/linux64/ffmpeg-linux-x86_64.jar) are from a different update site,
>>>>> or
>>>>> you have installed them manually? In either case, the Updater should be
>>>>> able
>>>>> to help you[2]
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]
http://imagej.net/How_to_follow_a_3rd_party_update_site>>>>> [2]
http://imagej.net/Updater>>>>>
>>>>> -tiago
>>>>>
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