If you did not install and locate FFmpeg on your computer and you try to generate a video with Animator, you will get the following flavor of the dialog box for generating videos:Īfter successfully installing (I think) the ffmpeg, I get an error when exporting, in any format: Note: If you put the FFmpeg executable in the following directories, the location will be automatically recognized by Animator, and you can skip Step 3 below: The best is to copy the FFmpeg executable to a location that is independent from the current Sketchup version. Just make sure you remember where you put the file on your computer. Go to the Security panel (menu Apple > System Preferences > Security and Privacy > General).Ģ) Copy the file ffmpeg.exe (or ffmpeg for Mac) to a safe place on your computer

Note for Mac users: You may need to authorize FFmpeg for your Mac. The second step is to extract the FFmpeg executable from the ZIP archive you just downloaded.ġ) Open the Zip file (with 7-Zip program or equivalent). The links below point to a zip file containing the executable file of FFmpeg (stored on the Sketchucation web site). The first step is to download the FFmpeg executable. This post indicates where to download FFmpeg from and then how to install it so that it can be used by Animator. If you do not install FFmpeg, Animator will only generate the animation as a sequence of images. FFmpeg is an open source program of the foundation providing a comprehensive set of methods to manipulate images and videos.Īnimator uses FFmpeg to stitch the set of images generated for each frame of an animation into a video with various format.

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