Add option to choose between ffmpeg or avconv (was: FFMPEG or AVCONV)

[codeKonami]

Hello,

Is there a way to force to use ffmpeg or avconv?
For example on Ubuntu it seems that avconv is used by default and I'd rather use ffmpeg. Is there a way to do so? Otherwise it could be great to have it.

Thanks

[jaimeMF]

Currently we choose avconv if both are available.

[codeKonami]

Ok thanks for the info. I found that avconv is way slower than ffmpeg to extract audio though on my system.
Could have been great to be able to select which one to use.

Thanks again !

[wyatt8740]

Always possible to find all instances and replace them with 'ffmpeg' for a fix (Have not tested myself, but should work since they are so similar), or just find all the places where it checks for avconv and make them run ffmpeg instead, through hardcoding. Not a great way, but the second option is how I've accomplished it (I prefer ffmpeg).

[JMSwag]

@codeKonami either remove avconv from your computer or
change line 88 in PostProcessor.py from
"cmd = ([self._exes['avconv'] or self._exes['ffmpeg'], '-y'] + files_cmd"
to
"cmd = ([self._exes['ffmpeg'], '-y' or self._exes['avconv']] + files_cmd"

withoth the quotes

[codeKonami]

@JohnyMoSwag Thanks for your help. At the end I haven't changed a thing. I've noticed that ffmpeg is better to extract .mp3 but avconv is really fast to get .m4a which suits me just fine ;)

Thanks again though.