Installing Kaltura CE on Dreamhost (ffmpeg issue)

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Wed, 04/07/2010 - 20:30
misterclaw
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I have a domain hosted by dreamhost (shared hosting) that I am trying to get Kaltura CE installed on. When I start the install it can't seem to find ffmpeg and gives the following error:

"Could not run FFMPEG. FFMPEG is crucial for converting media to FlashVideo format. "

I tried googling around for some good instructions for installing ffmpeg on a shared host dreamhost domain and I haven't been able to get anywhere.

I would really appreciate any advice that could be given.

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Wed, 04/07/2010 - 20:44
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It could be your folder permissions? (KalturaCE comes with ffmpeg pre-built) So, it might be that it can't locate it because of that...?

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Wed, 04/07/2010 - 22:19
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Thanks for the response!

It's looking for ffmpeg in this dir: /kaltura/bin/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.

The file is there and I gave the ffmpeg directory 777 permissions just in case.

It still says that it can't run ffmpeg. Any other ideas?

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Wed, 04/07/2010 - 22:24
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Perhaps? http://www.kaltura.org/ffmpeg-problem-installation

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Fri, 04/09/2010 - 00:10
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thanks! I tried it and it seems to be stuck until the next version comes out. sigh.

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Mon, 04/19/2010 - 01:55
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I would at least recommend a VPS. I don't think Kaltura CE would run on a shared server, there are too many limitations and no access to a Secure Shell.

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