INSTALL should list ffmpeg/avconv/mencoder/imagemagick optional dependencies and versions #2490
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- cleaned up failed merge - added external movie programs to docs (closes matplotlib#2490) - added all the external libraries that are include in the source tree - added six as explicit dependency. This was discussed before and rejected, but I added it here because we now have a minimum version check which should be documented.
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- cleaned up failed merge - added external movie programs to docs (closes matplotlib#2490) - added all the external libraries that are include in the source tree - added six as explicit dependency. This was discussed before and rejected, but I added it here because we now have a minimum version check which should be documented.
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The animation module will only save files if one of the video backends is installed on the machine. This means there's an optional dependence on these programs that should be listed in the INSTALL file. More importantly, a supported version of each of these programs should be referenced. Over time ffmpeg has been changing its flags (for example) and we'll eventually not be able to guarantee compliance with significantly older versions.
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