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From: "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:27:53 +0100
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On 2026-02-19 06:20, c186282 wrote:
> On 2/18/26 07:32, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2026-02-18 05:53, c186282 wrote:
>>> All was well, until an 'update'.


>> In some cases, ffmpeg makes use of hardware support for the codec. If 
>> it is doing this, probably you can force doing it all in software.
>>
>> You can try a different codec.
>>
>> If you want to try a different distro, openSUSE leap 15.6 has 
>> available several ffmpeg versions, so you can try which works.
> 
>    I'll have to look in to "forcing it" to not use
>    a codec ... IF that'll work.
> 
>    It makes ".mkv" videos ... seem a bit more compact
>    than MP4s. I don't have 50tb for saving all this.
> 
>    Anyway, the prob started right after a 'full-upgrade',
>    so I'm figuring I got a busted version of ffmpeg.

Some people say to never update a production machine. Some keep them 
running for a decade.




-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;