#9788 closed defect (fixed)
FFmpeg does not work on Windows N editions without Media Feature Pack installed
| Reported by: | RytoEX | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | normal | Component: | avcodec |
| Version: | git-master | Keywords: | Windows win mediafoundation |
| Cc: | RytoEX | Blocked By: | |
| Blocking: | Reproduced by developer: | no | |
| Analyzed by developer: | no |
Description
Summary of the bug: FFmpeg 4.3+ does not work on Windows N editions without the Media Feature Pack installed
Windows N (and KN) editions intentionally do not contain Media Foundation components. FFmpeg 4.3+ includes a wrapper for Media Foundation encoders. Attempting to run FFmpeg 4.3+ on a Windows N system results in a DLL loading error.
This error also occurs in the latest git-master. This also occurs when trying to load libavcodec 58.86.100 or newer on a Windows N edition.
While one could compile with --disable-mediafoundation, it would necessitate providing different versions for users on different editions of Windows, or walking users through installing the Media Feature Park. It would be ideal if FFmpeg/libavcodec would continue on without Media Foundation features if they are not available on the user's system.
How to reproduce:
% ffmpeg -version ffmpeg.exe: error while loading shared libraries: MFPlat.DLL: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Change History (2)
comment:2 by , 3 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Fixed with commit: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/1cb601ad10313981209a5918fc36a968068fc0ec
I made this patch to fix this issue: https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/09de2d36-147f-a02d-987c-6fc34cdf110a@tytanium.xyz/
Edit: I mess up the first one
Edit 2: I'm new to this way send commit,sorry.
Edit 3: Here the v4
Edit 4: Made a mistake in the v4, now v5
Edit 5: V6