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Beginning the transition to the new ffmpeg build script #124

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Changing links, updating my examples, etc.

Changing links, updating my examples, etc.
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Shaquu commented Feb 20, 2022

I would say that page needs some refactoring.

  • Install script is mentioned 3 times. Can we simplify the page somehow?
  • Nodered and nrchkb install steps are not required
  • we could add preqrequisities section with install ffmpeg and setup pi sections

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Cameras are a complicated situation. If you are running the [Docker way](https://github.com/NRCHKB/node-red-contrib-homekit-docker) then FFMPEG will be preinstalled for you with several of the options preset (may not have all hardware accelerations built). Alternately you can download and compile your own version of FFMPEG with the build flags you need for your cameras.
Cameras require an extra install of FFmpeg for video processing.
If you are on a system with `apt` (Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu, Debian, etc.) you can use the FFmpeg install script, which is maintained by a couple of our users and designed for NRCHKB.
This script is documented [here](https://github.com/marcus-j-davies/nrchkb-ffmpeg-build) and can be run at any time using this one-line terminal command, then after the prompts:
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marcus-j-davies => nrchkb 😄

I was going to write this for every line, but.... you know...

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You should be able to make edits yourself :)

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well things might change soon, so I'll leave it for now.

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Anyway, this doc is due to have changes. So no rush.

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Shaquu commented Apr 11, 2022

Specific information can be placed on a dedicated page:
https://nrchkb.github.io/nrchkb-ffmpeg-build

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