Movie Maker can't find ffmpeg.exe

[processing-bot]

Created by: Jean-no

Description

Whenever I try to create a movie using the movie maker tool, it fails, stating that processing is unable to locate ffpmeg.exe... Even though the file exists in the right folder.

Expected Behavior

The good behaviour would be that the movie making process succeeds (as it does with Processing 3)

Current Behavior

It stops even before trying anything, stating a missing file... That is not missing. So it can be a path problem.

Steps to Reproduce

1. open movie maker
2. select a folder of the images to convert into a movie
3. try to create the movie

Your Environment

• Processing version: 4.0b1
• Operating System and OS version: Windows 7
• Other information: some people using Windows 10 have the same problem
• forum link: https://discourse.processing.org/t/movie-maker-ffmpeg-exe-not-found/32178/2

[processing-bot]

Created by: benfry

The workaround is to put Processing in a folder that doesn't have spaces in its name (Program Files (x86) is causing the problem here). But it should also be fixable.

[processing-bot]

Created by: Jean-no

Damn, I'm getting old, why didn't I guess that immediately ?! Thank you !

[processing-bot]

Created by: benfry

That's ok, Processing is getting old too. It understands.

Fixed for 4.0 beta 2.

[processing-bot]

Created by: github-actions[bot]

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