Paraview 3.12 - How to compile with ffmpeg for animation

tunkers · January 17, 2012, 00:08

Hello, In the previous version of OpenFoam 1.7.1 and paraview 3.8, I could easily create an animation of my results in AVI format.

I have recently upgraded to OpenFoam 2.1.0 / Paraview 3.12. Now when I try to save an animation in paraview, the only options are jpg, png, tif. There is no option for AVI. However Paraview does create a whole series of jpgs in the case folder.

I think I need to recompile paraview with ffmpeg support. I already have ffmpeg installed. In the file

/mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/CMakeLists.txt,

I changed the following line to TRUE:

OPTION (VTK_USE_FFMPEG_ENCODER "If the FFMPEG library is available, should VTK use it for saving .avi animation files?" TRUE)

but now I'm getting a compilation error when I rebuild paraview:

Code:

CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND.
Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files:
/mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIR
   used as include directory in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO
FFMPEG_avcodec_LIBRARY
    linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO
FFMPEG_avformat_LIBRARY
    linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO
FFMPEG_avutil_LIBRARY
    linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO
FFMPEG_swscale_LIBRARY (ADVANCED)
    linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Now the problem is that I'm not sure where to set these variables that point to ffmpeg. Can someone give me a hint?

Thanks,

Eric

anon_a · January 17, 2012, 04:19

Why not create a movie from the jpg files (=frames)?
I used the command:

mencoder -ovc copy -mf w=1164:h=752:fps=20:type=jpg 'mf://*.jpg' -o output.avi

and then you can convert it to anything you want.

tunkers · January 17, 2012, 19:07

Your suggestion works well! Thanks anon_a

deepsterblue · January 18, 2012, 09:50

Or, if you want to take the long way out and actually compile ParaView with ffmpeg support, toggle advanced options during ccmake (if you have CMake installed with libcurses support, or use the -D[option-name] at the command line), and search/specify the FFMPEG-related entries, where you have to specify the location of your ffmpeg headers and libraries.

After cycling through configuration in cmake, generate the Makefile and compile ParaView as usual. You should then see avi output support for animations.

tunkers · January 19, 2012, 21:49

Hi Sandeep, Thanks for the tip, I installed ccmake and now the cmake gui works. If I run ccmake in the main folder /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0 and toggle advanced options, I get a list of the following configuration flags, but none of them seem related to ffmeg. Maybe the paraview that comes with the openfoam thirdparty tools is somehow packaged differently? Any ideas?

Code:

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deepsterblue · January 20, 2012, 09:45

Not sure if you're doing the build process correctly. Follow the instructions at:

http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Build_And_Install

Hope this helps.

wyldckat · January 21, 2012, 22:08

Greetings to all!

Here's a few more solutions:

It shouldn't be necessary to edit the file directly, because you can send those values via makeParaView:
Code:
```
./makeParaView VTK_USE_FFMPEG_ENCODER=TRUE
```
Nonetheless, you'll need a compatible version of FFMPEG for this to work. ParaView 3.12.0 seems to have been tested well with FFMPEG 0.6.1: http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaVie...12.0_and_above
It fails with me on Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 and the system default FFMPEG 0.7.3.
You can also try the "SuperBuild" folder, which takes care of building everything that ParaView needs. I've finished writing the instructions: ParaView 3.12.0 SuperBuild on OpenFOAM

The list of variables that might come in handy if you need to manually set them all via command line (these were adapted from the "SuperBuild"):

Code:

FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/include
FFMPEG_avcodec_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libavcodec.so
FFMPEG_avformat_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libavformat.so
FFMPEG_avutil_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libavutil.so
FFMPEG_dc1394_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_dc1394_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND
FFMPEG_dts_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_dts_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND
FFMPEG_gsm_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_gsm_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND
FFMPEG_swscale_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libswscale.so
FFMPEG_theora_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_theora_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND
FFMPEG_vorbis_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_vorbis_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND
FFMPEG_vorbisenc_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_vorbisenc_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND
FFMPEG_z_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so

Best regards,
Bruno

January 17, 2012, 00:08	Paraview 3.12 - How to compile with ffmpeg for animation	#1
tunkers New Member Eric Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 16	Hello, In the previous version of OpenFoam 1.7.1 and paraview 3.8, I could easily create an animation of my results in AVI format. I have recently upgraded to OpenFoam 2.1.0 / Paraview 3.12. Now when I try to save an animation in paraview, the only options are jpg, png, tif. There is no option for AVI. However Paraview does create a whole series of jpgs in the case folder. I think I need to recompile paraview with ffmpeg support. I already have ffmpeg installed. In the file /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/CMakeLists.txt, I changed the following line to TRUE: OPTION (VTK_USE_FFMPEG_ENCODER "If the FFMPEG library is available, should VTK use it for saving .avi animation files?" TRUE) but now I'm getting a compilation error when I rebuild paraview: Code: CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND. Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files: /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIR used as include directory in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO FFMPEG_avcodec_LIBRARY linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO FFMPEG_avformat_LIBRARY linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO FFMPEG_avutil_LIBRARY linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO FFMPEG_swscale_LIBRARY (ADVANCED) linked by target "vtkIO" in directory /mnt/data3/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.1.0/ParaView-3.12.0/VTK/IO -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! Now the problem is that I'm not sure where to set these variables that point to ffmpeg. Can someone give me a hint? Thanks, Eric

January 18, 2012, 09:50		#4
deepsterblue Senior Member Sandeep Menon Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 403 Rep Power: 25	Or, if you want to take the long way out and actually compile ParaView with ffmpeg support, toggle advanced options during ccmake (if you have CMake installed with libcurses support, or use the -D[option-name] at the command line), and search/specify the FFMPEG-related entries, where you have to specify the location of your ffmpeg headers and libraries. After cycling through configuration in cmake, generate the Makefile and compile ParaView as usual. You should then see avi output support for animations. __________________ Sandeep Menon University of Massachusetts Amherst https://github.com/smenon

January 20, 2012, 09:45		#6
deepsterblue Senior Member Sandeep Menon Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 403 Rep Power: 25	Not sure if you're doing the build process correctly. Follow the instructions at: http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView:Build_And_Install Hope this helps. __________________ Sandeep Menon University of Massachusetts Amherst https://github.com/smenon

January 21, 2012, 22:08		#7
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings to all! Here's a few more solutions: It shouldn't be necessary to edit the file directly, because you can send those values via makeParaView: Code: ./makeParaView VTK_USE_FFMPEG_ENCODER=TRUE Nonetheless, you'll need a compatible version of FFMPEG for this to work. ParaView 3.12.0 seems to have been tested well with FFMPEG 0.6.1: http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaVie...12.0_and_above It fails with me on Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 and the system default FFMPEG 0.7.3. You can also try the "SuperBuild" folder, which takes care of building everything that ParaView needs. I've finished writing the instructions: ParaView 3.12.0 SuperBuild on OpenFOAM The list of variables that might come in handy if you need to manually set them all via command line (these were adapted from the "SuperBuild"): Code: FFMPEG_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/include FFMPEG_avcodec_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libavcodec.so FFMPEG_avformat_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libavformat.so FFMPEG_avutil_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libavutil.so FFMPEG_dc1394_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_dc1394_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND FFMPEG_dts_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_dts_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND FFMPEG_gsm_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_gsm_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND FFMPEG_swscale_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/build/linux64Gcc/SuperBuild/lib/libswscale.so FFMPEG_theora_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_theora_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND FFMPEG_vorbis_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_vorbis_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND FFMPEG_vorbisenc_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=FFMPEG_vorbisenc_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND FFMPEG_z_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM Last edited by wyldckat; January 23, 2012 at 16:26. Reason: blog post has been approved.

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January 17, 2012, 04:19		#2
anon_a Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 174 Rep Power: 15	Why not create a movie from the jpg files (=frames)? I used the command: mencoder -ovc copy -mf w=1164:h=752:fps=20:type=jpg 'mf://*.jpg' -o output.avi and then you can convert it to anything you want.

January 17, 2012, 19:07		#3
tunkers New Member Eric Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 16	Your suggestion works well! Thanks anon_a