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3 | 3 | FFmpeg is required for thumbnail previews and playback features on audio and video files. FFmpeg is a free Open Source project dedicated to the handling of multimedia (video, audio, etc) files. For more information, see their official website at [ffmpeg.org](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). |
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5 | 5 | ## Installation on Windows |
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6 | 7 | ### Prebuilt Binaries |
7 | | -Pre-built binaries from trusted sources are available on the [FFmpeg website](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows). To install: |
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| 9 | +Pre-built binaries from trusted sources are available on the [FFmpeg website](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html). Under "More downloading options" click on the Windows section, then under "Windows EXE Files" select a source to download a build from. Follow any further download instructions from whichever build website you choose. |
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| 12 | + |
| 13 | +!!! note |
| 14 | + Do NOT download the source code by mistake! |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +To Install: |
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9 | 18 | 1. Download 7z or zip file and extract it (right click > Extract All) |
10 | 19 | 2. Move extracted contents to a unique folder (i.e; `c:\ffmpeg` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg`) |
11 | | -3. Add FFmpeg to your PATH |
| 20 | +3. Add FFmpeg to your system PATH |
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13 | | - 1. Go to "Edit the system environment variables" |
14 | | - 2. Under "User Variables", select "Path" then edit |
15 | | - 3. Click new and add `<Your folder>\bin` (e.g; `c:\ffmpeg\bin` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin`) |
16 | | - 4. Click okay |
| 22 | + 1. In Windows, search for or go to "Edit the system environment variables" under the Control Panel |
| 23 | + 2. Under "User Variables", select "Path" then edit |
| 24 | + 3. Click new and add `<Your folder>\bin` (e.g; `c:\ffmpeg\bin` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin`) |
| 25 | + 4. Click "Okay" |
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18 | 27 | ### Package Managers |
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19 | 29 | FFmpeg is also available from: |
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21 | 31 | 1. WinGet (`winget install ffmpeg`) |
22 | 32 | 2. Scoop (`scoop install main/ffmpeg`) |
23 | 33 | 3. Chocolatey (`choco install ffmpeg-full`) |
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25 | 35 | ## Installation on Mac |
| 36 | + |
26 | 37 | ### Homebrew |
27 | | -FFmpeg is available via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and can be installed via: |
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29 | | -`brew install ffmpeg` |
| 39 | +FFmpeg is available under the macOS section of the [FFmpeg website](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html) or can be installed via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) using `brew install ffmpeg`. |
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31 | 41 | ## Installation on Linux |
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32 | 43 | ### Package Managers |
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33 | 45 | FFmpeg may be installed by default on some Linux distributions, but if not, it is available via your distro's package manager of choice: |
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35 | 47 | 1. Debian/Ubuntu (`sudo apt install ffmpeg`) |
36 | 48 | 2. Fedora (`sudo dnf install ffmpeg-free`) |
37 | 49 | 3. Arch (`sudo pacman -S ffmpeg`) |
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39 | 51 | # Help |
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40 | 53 | For additional help, please join the [Discord](https://discord.gg/hRNnVKhF2G) or create an Issue on the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio) |
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