Update ffmpeg binary path and force MoviePy and ImageIO to use it

Author: AppSolves

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.6] - 2024-09-15
+
+- Force `MoviePy` and `ImageIO` to use the `ffmpeg` binary from the `PATH` environment variable.
+
 ## [1.0.5] - 2024-09-06
 
 - Fix reexecution with admin privileges.

README.md

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Add automatic captions to YouTube Shorts (and other videos) using Whisper and Mo
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- Install [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) (make sure it's in your `PATH`)
-- Install [ImageMagick](https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php). Make sure to tick both boxes during installation:
+- Install the **latest** verion of [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) (make sure it's in your `PATH`)
+- Install the **latest** version of [ImageMagick](https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php). Make sure to tick both boxes during installation:
 
     - Install legacy utilities (e.g. convert)
-    - Add application directory to your system path
+    - Add application directory to your system `PATH`
 
 
 ## Quick start

captametropolis/__init__.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from .utils import (
     _detect_local_whisper,
     _get_font_path,
+    ffmpeg_binary,
     ffmpeg_installed,
     imagemagick_binary,
 )
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@
 
 if not ffmpeg_installed():
     raise UtilityNotFoundError("FFmpeg")
+else:
+    change_settings({"FFMPEG_BINARY": ffmpeg_binary()})
+    os.environ["IMAGEIO_FFMPEG_EXE"] = ffmpeg_binary()
 
 if imagemagick_binary() == "unset":
     raise UtilityNotFoundError("ImageMagick")

captametropolis/__version__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.0.5"
+__version__ = "1.0.6"

captametropolis/utils.py

@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ def _detect_local_whisper(verbose: bool = False):
     return use_local_whisper
 
 
+def ffmpeg_binary() -> str:
+    return shutil.which("ffmpeg") or "unset"
+
+
 def ffmpeg_installed() -> bool:
-    return shutil.which("ffmpeg") is not None
+    return ffmpeg_binary() != "unset"
 
 
 def imagemagick_directory() -> str: