Hi all,
I am using paperclip plugin to upload mp3''s. Before I save the mp3 I
would like to convert it to a smaller size.
I am using ffmpeg library and in my Track model I am calling:
before_save :convert_mp3
def convert_mp3
system("ffmpeg -i #{mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 64 -f
mp3 #{mp3.to_file.path}")
end
But this fails. Am I missing something?
Thanks Pete
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Hi Pete,
What exactly is the error message you''re getting when it fails? I may
be wrong, but I think it''s trying to call ffmpeg without a file path.
I say that because, based on my rudimentary understanding of Ruby, the
mp3 object doesn''t exist inside the scope of convert_mp3.
So instead, try something like this:
private
def convert_mp3
system("ffmpeg -i #{self.mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab
64 -f mp3 #{mp3.to_file.path}")
end
(I recommend putting that inside private for security reasons.)
If that doesn''t work, try to copy-paste the command itself into a
shell, substitute the filename for something you know is there and
should work, and try that. In other words, try to isolate where the
problem is - in the code, or in the execution of ffmpeg.
On May 20, 3:47 pm, Petan Cert
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Hi all,
>
> I am using paperclip plugin to upload mp3''s. Before I save the mp3
I
> would like to convert it to a smaller size.
>
> I am using ffmpeg library and in my Track model I am calling:
>
> before_save :convert_mp3
>
> def convert_mp3
> system("ffmpeg -i #{mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 64
-f
> mp3 #{mp3.to_file.path}")
> end
>
> But this fails. Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks Pete
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Hi, thx for your suggestions,
but it doesn''t work either. :( it always return the message
"Whoops!
File was NOT uploaded. Please try it again." // message from my tracks
controller.
def create
#@track = logged_in_user.tracks.build(params[:track])
@track = Track.new(params[:track])
if logged_in_user.tracks << @track
flash[:notice] = "Successfully uploaded."
redirect_to :action => :index
else
flash[:error] = "Whoops! File was NOT uploaded. Please try it
again."
render :action => :new
end
end
Could it be the command itself and its syntax?
"ffmpeg -i #{self.mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 16 -f mp3
#{mp3.to_file.path}"
Pete
Phoenix Rising wrote:> Hi Pete,
>
> What exactly is the error message you''re getting when it fails? I
may
> be wrong, but I think it''s trying to call ffmpeg without a file
path.
> I say that because, based on my rudimentary understanding of Ruby, the
> mp3 object doesn''t exist inside the scope of convert_mp3.
>
> So instead, try something like this:
>
> private
> def convert_mp3
> system("ffmpeg -i #{self.mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab
> 64 -f mp3 #{mp3.to_file.path}")
> end
>
> (I recommend putting that inside private for security reasons.)
>
> If that doesn''t work, try to copy-paste the command itself into a
> shell, substitute the filename for something you know is there and
> should work, and try that. In other words, try to isolate where the
> problem is - in the code, or in the execution of ffmpeg.
>
> On May 20, 3:47�pm, Petan Cert
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
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Well, that''s what I was thinking: isolate your ffmpeg command and see if it''s working correctly. Get a file that you know ffmpeg can work with, then execute that exact same command on your system, but substitute the filename for (self.mp3.to_file.path. So, for example: [you@yourbox] $ ffmpeg -i original_file.wav -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 16 -f mp3 new_mp3.mp3 Where: - original_file.wav - test original file for ffmpeg to convert - new_mp3.mp3 - what ffmpeg should create as a result of said conversion Also, check permissions on your various directories. Make sure that whatever user is running Ruby (i.e. is this running behind Apache with Phusion?) has write and execute permissions on whatever directory you''re writing the files to. On May 21, 12:24 am, Petan Cert <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hi, thx for your suggestions, > > but it doesn''t work either. :( it always return the message "Whoops! > File was NOT uploaded. Please try it again." // message from my tracks > controller. > > def create > #@track = logged_in_user.tracks.build(params[:track]) > @track = Track.new(params[:track]) > > if logged_in_user.tracks << @track > flash[:notice] = "Successfully uploaded." > redirect_to :action => :index > else > flash[:error] = "Whoops! File was NOT uploaded. Please try it > again." > render :action => :new > end > end > > Could it be the command itself and its syntax? > "ffmpeg -i #{self.mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 16 -f mp3 > #{mp3.to_file.path}" > > Pete > > > > > > Phoenix Rising wrote: > > Hi Pete, > > > What exactly is the error message you''re getting when it fails? I may > > be wrong, but I think it''s trying to call ffmpeg without a file path. > > I say that because, based on my rudimentary understanding of Ruby, the > > mp3 object doesn''t exist inside the scope of convert_mp3. > > > So instead, try something like this: > > > private > > def convert_mp3 > > system("ffmpeg -i #{self.mp3.to_file.path} -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab > > 64 -f mp3 #{mp3.to_file.path}") > > end > > > (I recommend putting that inside private for security reasons.) > > > If that doesn''t work, try to copy-paste the command itself into a > > shell, substitute the filename for something you know is there and > > should work, and try that. In other words, try to isolate where the > > problem is - in the code, or in the execution of ffmpeg. > > > On May 20, 3:47 pm, Petan Cert <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.