ffmpeg.ps1 causes issues

[arnabanimesh]

Calling ffmpeg.exe shim doesn't cause any issue, but calling ffmpeg.ps1 (default behaviour when calling from PowerShell 7) causes issues.

Running the following in PowerShell: ffmpeg -i i.avi -bsf:v mpeg4_unpack_bframes -codec copy o.avi causes this error:

[NULL @ 00000235ef2ebd00] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'mpeg4_unpack_bframes'
mpeg4_unpack_bframes: Invalid argument

I need to explicitly call ffmpeg.exe from PowerShell to avoid issues.

Check this link for more detailed discussion: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/9398

[arnabanimesh]

If ffmpeg.ps1 is not intended for use, then it shouldn't exist in the first place.

An end user won't know.

[HUMORCE]

the parameter contains symbols : which causes this problem.

Add the bin directory to PATH can solve this problem, but you cannot switch between different versions. (scoop reset ffmpeg/ffmpeg-shared/...)

OR just delete ffmpeg.ps1 after installing ffmpeg.

[arnabanimesh]

Deleting ps1 file is a temporary issue as it will reappear after update.

I'll add the bin directory in the path, but it may cause issues in some other apps also using incompatible characters, and hence it needs to be addressed in order to make it robust.

[akirayamamoto]

I can reproduce the issue. I am not sure when this ffmpeg.ps1 is created though.

[arnabanimesh]

I can reproduce the issue. I am not sure when this ffmpeg.ps1 is created though.

ffmpeg.ps1 is created using this: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lukesampson/psutils/3290c04d7653ea8183a5e11d3d5a4e46716035d1/shim.ps1
You can find it in this code: https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Main/blob/3d8c2e1c5eb8adc8fc9627165d0e796cad846876/bucket/shim.json

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