use aac encoder(libvo_aacenc) available in ubuntu 12.04 universe (libavcodec-extra-53)

README

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ To run pan.do/ra you need to install and setup:
             python-geoip python-html5lib python-lxml \
             python-gst0.10 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad \ 
             postgresql postgresql-contrib rabbitmq-server \
-            ffmpeg2theora ffmpeg \
+            ffmpeg2theora libav-tools libavcodec-extra-53 \
             python-ox oxframe
 
 
@@ -138,14 +138,6 @@ b) apache2 (if you need it for other sites on the same server)
 
 Now you can open pandora in your browser, the first user to sign up will become admin.
 
-
-* A note about providing H.264 versions
-    For H.264 videos, you need ffmpeg with x264 and libfaac enabled,
-    you also need to install qt-faststart (from ffmpeg/tools)
-    (you can use medibuntu.org packages or compile ffmpeg yourself)
-    to enable H.264 derivatives add "mp4" to video.formats in your config.jsonc
-
-
 === Updating ===
 To update a pandora installation get the latest version from bzr by running
   su pandora

pandora/app/config.py

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 import ox.jsonc
 from ox.utils import json
 
+from archive.extract import supported_formats, AVCONV
+
 
 _win = (sys.platform == "win32")
 
@@ -49,6 +51,32 @@ def load_config():
         for key in config['itemKeys']:
             config['keys'][key['id']] = key
 
+        old_formats = getattr(settings, 'CONFIG', {}).get('video', {}).get('formats', [])
+        formats = config.get('video', {}).get('formats')
+        if set(old_formats) != set(formats):
+            sformats = supported_formats()
+            if sformats:
+                for f in formats:
+                    if f not in sformats or not sformats[f]:
+                        sys.stderr.write('''WARNING:
+Your configuration contains a video format "%s" that is
+not supported by your version of avconv. Make sure you
+dont have a local version of avconv in /usr/local/bin
+and libavcodec-extra-53 and libav-tools are installed:
+
+    sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-53 libav-tools
+
+''' % f)
+            else:
+                sys.stderr.write('''WARNING:
+You dont have "%s" installed.
+To fix this on Ubuntu 12.04, run:
+
+    sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-53 libav-tools
+
+check the README for further details.
+
+''' % AVCONV)
         settings.CONFIG = config
         admin = len(settings.CONFIG['userLevels']) - 1
         if not 'syncdb' in sys.argv \

pandora/archive/extract.py

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ from ox.utils import json
 
 img_extension='jpg'
 
-FFMPEG2THEORA = 'ffmpeg2theora'
+AVCONV = 'avconv'
+
 MAX_DISTANCE = math.sqrt(3 * pow(255, 2))
 
 
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ class AspectRatio(fractions.Fraction):
     def ratio(self):
         return "%d:%d" % (self.numerator, self.denominator)
 
+def supported_formats():
+    p = subprocess.Popen(['which', AVCONV],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+    if not stdout.strip():
+        return None
+    p = subprocess.Popen([AVCONV, '-codecs'],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+    return {
+        'ogg': 'libtheora' in stdout and 'libvorbis' in stdout,
+        'webm': 'libvpx' in stdout and 'libvorbis' in stdout,
+        'mp4': 'libx264' in stdout and 'libvo_aacenc' in stdout,
+    }
 
 def stream(video, target, profile, info):
     if not os.path.exists(target):
@@ -207,14 +222,13 @@ def stream(video, target, profile, info):
         if audiobitrate:
             audio_settings += ['-ab', audiobitrate]
         if format == 'mp4':
-            audio_settings += ['-acodec', 'libfaac']
+            audio_settings += ['-acodec', 'libvo_aacenc']
         else:
             audio_settings += ['-acodec', 'libvorbis']
     else:
         audio_settings = ['-an']
 
-    ffmpeg = FFMPEG2THEORA.replace('2theora', '')
-    cmd = [ffmpeg, '-y', '-i', video, '-threads', '4'] \
+    cmd = [AVCONV, '-y', '-i', video, '-threads', '4'] \
           + audio_settings \
           + video_settings
 
@@ -226,14 +240,14 @@ def stream(video, target, profile, info):
     else:
         cmd += [target]
 
-    print cmd
+    #print cmd
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                               stdout=open('/dev/null', 'w'),
                               stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
     p.communicate()
     if format == 'mp4':
         cmd = ['qt-faststart', "%s.mp4" % target, target]
-        print cmd
+        #print cmd
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                                   stdout=open('/dev/null', 'w'),
                                   stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)

pandora/config.pandora.jsonc

@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@
     "userLevels": ["guest", "member", "staff", "admin"],
     "video": {
         "download": true,
+        //supported formats: webm, mp4
         "formats": ["webm"],
         "previewRatio": 1.3333333333,
         //supported resolutions are

vm/build.sh

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ sudo  vmbuilder vbox ubuntu --suite=precise \
     --addpkg gstreamer0.10-plugins-good \
     --addpkg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad \
     --addpkg oxframe \
-    --addpkg ffmpeg \
+    --addpkg libavcodec-extra-53 \
+    --addpkg libav-tools \
     --addpkg ffmpeg2theora \
     --execscript=$base/install.sh \
     --firstboot=$base/firstboot.sh

vm/firstboot.sh

@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ apt-get -y install ipython ntp
 
 add-apt-repository ppa:j/pandora
 
-#ffmpeg installed as apt package
-#wget http://firefogg.org/nightly/ffmpeg.linux -O /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
-#chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
-#wget http://firefogg.org/nightly/ffmpeg2theora.linux -O /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg2theora
-#chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg2theora
-
 #postgresql
 apt-get -y install postgresql postgresql-contrib
 sudo -u postgres createuser -S -D -R pandora