PHP & FFMPEG return output

[NabaisNet]

Hi there!

I'm trying to make a simple "if" to check if the ffmpeg encoding was
successfull. I've tried with exec, system, passthru, shell_exec and in
all the return variable is empty, or is an empty array.

I've even tried using stderr and stdout. I'm kinda desperate because
it's an important work...

Can anybody help me please ?

Thanks in advance

[buggedcom]

exec('ffmpeg/binary/path -your -commands -here &> /path/to/temp/
file.info');

or alternativley use

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/3747.html

[buggedcom]

exec('ffmpeg/binary/path -your -commands -here &> /path/to/temp/
file.info');

or alternativley use

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/3747.html

NabaisNet wrote:

[Todd Kirby]

The third param to exec with give you the ffmpeg return code.

-T-

[buggedcom]

Actually Todd, that doesn't work with ffmpeg. FFmpeg for some reason
doesn't return anything via any exec/passthru call from php.

[buggedcom]

for example

exec(FFMPEG_BINARY.' -i '.$file, $output, $return);
var_dump($output, $return);
exit;

returns

array(0) { } int(1)

[webm...@hpiracing.com]

Why not do this:

exec(FFMPEG_BINARY.' -i '.$file, $output, $return);

while(!is_file($output))
{
# waiting for completion
}

# rest of code

[buggedcom]

because while the exec call is made php will not continue with the
rest of the code.

On Apr 1, 6:47 pm, "webmas...@hpiracing.com" <webmas...@hpiracing.com>
wrote:

[webm...@hpiracing.com]

Wouldn't you have to wait until the exec call finishes anyway in order
to receive confirmation that the file was completely converted?

[webm...@hpiracing.com]

I can see where that would have disadvantages if the file does not
complete. It's definitely set up for infinite loopiness. :P

You could also plug in a timeout.

<?PHP
function getTime()
{
list($usec, $sec) = explode(" ", microtime());
return (((float)$usec + (float)$sec) * 10000);
}

$limit = 1000;
$otime = getTime();

echo "Starting script.";

exec(FFMPEG_BINARY.' -i '.$file, $output, $return);

while(!is_file($output))
{

$ntime = getTime();
if($ntime >= $otime + $limit)
{
$timeout = 1;
break;
}
}

echo "Finished script.";
?>