FFmpeg/Download helper problem
I am having the same problem as this person:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/10035026#10035026
However I am really not computer savvy and am not sure what that means. All I know is that this Download Helper program worked on the Mac one day and and now it gives me that error message in the link. I want to use Download Helper to download music videos, convert them to MP3 and burn them to a personal CD. I don't understand source code. Can someone explain how to reinstall ffmpeg/lame in plain English step by step? It's honestly too frustrating to figure out on my own!
Instead of doing all that just download the file like any other that doesn't have a helper (i.e., just download it). If you want to convert it with the iffmpeg engine then simply use the iFFmpeg application. You still need to dowload ffmpeg but there's a link on the iFFmpeg from where to download an already built version for the mac and where to install it.
You really don't want to deal building ffmpeg yourself which involves collecting the additional libraries and figuring out excatly what arguments you need to specify to configure to get it built properly. For example, the already built build arguments for ffmpreg, as displayed by iFFmpeg were,
--prefix=/Volumes/tempdisk/sw --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-libvpx --disable-decoder=libvpx --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-libxavs --enable-avfilter --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-zlib --enable-filters --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect
If you insist on building it yourself the iFFmpeg site has this link to a set of instructions on how to do it.
No matter what you do, I don't recommend trying to figure out how to adapt this stuff to a browser helper (for example, what would be the mime type?). It's much easier to do it after the fact, i.e., after the stuff is downloaded.
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download helper's spinning balls used to spin all the time and downloading videos from youtube worked. But about a week ago the spinning ball stopped spinning all the time. When trying to download video's the spinning balls start spinning but download says it is starting but it won't download.
first of all bro this is the funniest post ive seen since i started. second i dunno what happened it happening to me too'''bold text'''
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This has happened on several computers. I can download using video download helper with on problems until I attempt to download "Dishonorable Disclosures" on You Tube once a download attempt is made on that video download helper stops working for that video or any other video. Could this be a virus or malware? How do I fix download helper after this happens?
Which movie do you mean?
Try to clear the Google cookies.
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies
You can also try to delete the webappsstore.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder to clear the local storage.
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
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I have about 80,000 photos on my Mac. I wanted to use icloud. I needed to download the newer version so, for 14.99 I downloaded. Problem is, now I have lost my photos! I tried 3x to but it always stops working. HELP!
What version of iPhoto did you have before upgrading to Mavericks and iPhoto 9.5?
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Tried bit alas did not help. It's too much of a coincidence that I got download then problem immediately after.Still think its Apples fault.Only about 4of every 10 e mails affected!!!!!
I'd suggest you follow up in the thread you started in regards to the problem rather than starting new topics:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24982409#24982409
If you start a new topic part way through discussing an issue, people don't know what you're referring to. It's also consider impolite to post all in caps in Internet forums, as using caps is considered to be shouting.
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I am trying to download video from the BBC iplayer and the download helper will not start. How do I get it to start?
No, this reply is not helpful. It simply generates this little gem:
"This service requires the conversion feature to be enabled.
Configure conversion ?"
And the same clicking on buttons that makes nothing happen and going around in circles with the escape key. -
Download Helper on Mac error - Conversion requires external application??
Hey guys,
I'm looking for some help with the Download Manager extension on Mac for the Firefox internet browser... When I attempt to use Download Manager, I get a pop up error that states:
Conversion requires an external application that appears to be missing on your system.
Configure conversion? > Cancel > OK
When I select OK, it opens the Preferences for Download Manager, highlighting in red the location path for the selected converter option, which is either:
FFMpeg
or
MEncoder
The path in the field next to the drop down selector for the above 2 options is highlighted in red... I'm assuming that means it's invalid?
I'm not sure why this happened or what changed, because when I originally installed the Download Helper, it worked fine... I attempted to use it today and now it won't work.
I'd appreciate any help you can offer! Thanks!Hey, I had the same problem and just solved it. Your path to the console video converter is incorrect or you don't have any of the two convectors program is looking for.
Solutions: if you have one of these converters just type in the path. Tip: you can find you their path by typing it in spotlight or try write: "which aaa" in console line, where aaa is "meencoder" or "ffmpeg", that should return the path where they are located. If it doesn't then might that they are installed on your machine.
Installing ffmpeg: download source file from this link: http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.5.tar.bz2 then open command line and write : cd and the absolute path to the file for example "cd /use/john/Desktop/ffmpeg". Then type in : "./configure && make && sudo make install" in the command line to compile the ffmpeg, after process finishes you have just to specify path "/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg" in DownloadHelper.
Hope that helps! -
Error Message When Installing Download Helper 4.8.2 Add-On
I've updated to Firefox 3.6.13. The Add-on tab shows that there are add-on updates to be installed. When I download these flash download updates (Download Helper and Flash Video Downloader) and then try to install them I get an error message saying they can't be installed due to an "error in parsing value" message, "declaration dropped." All other updates are fine.
Any idea what may be the problem?See Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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I have mac pro and firefox 3.0.19
I am trying to download a video from youtube.?
I can see the video. I want to download it and save in my computer to see it again.
I have download helper. While the 3 red,blue,and yellow sphere are turning, It gives me the choice of place to save,and when I click and choose desktop , for example, this message comes ."Conversion requires an external application that appears to be missing on your system. Configure conversion ?
When I click on okay, another page comes, which says" converter and a box next to it . in the box is written FFMpeg. but I can change it to MEncoder. In another box, says configure conversion rules. When I click on it, nothing happen.Thanks for your help.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== I want to download a video from youtubeNo, this reply is not helpful. It simply generates this little gem:
"This service requires the conversion feature to be enabled.
Configure conversion ?"
And the same clicking on buttons that makes nothing happen and going around in circles with the escape key. -
Video Download Helper does not work after most recent update. I have cleared cache and cookies, uninstalled both Firefox and the helper,that has not corrected.When Firefox does an update are the "vendors notified so they can see if their product needs changes in order to be compatible? This may sound like a stupid ?, but it makes sense tome. Telling me to download something else, in my eyes is not REALLY solving the problem.
Don't uninstall 36. Just download and install 35 over top and you don't lose any data. I already did and everything works just fine. But I did remove VDH first.
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Download Helper no longer shows up in Fire Fox's Download Screen.
Firefox just automatically downloaded/updated Download Helper Ver 4.9.13 the other day and something weird happened. It still links and downloads Video's off the web just fine but it doesn't show up in the Firefox Download list. The animated Icon in windows 7 shows the progress of the download but nothing else, so the problem there is I have no idea how fast the download is nor do I see multiple downloads progress.
You are running Firefox nightly version 21.0 as reported with your question. (Video) Download Helper 4.9.13 is currently compatible with Firefox 3.0 - 20.0a1.
You need to report that problem to the developer - http://www.downloadhelper.net/support-expert.php -
Since two days, everytime I open firefox an extra tab opens up from Download Helper.
I close it everytime, but it's getting annoying.
I've tried the Extra - Options screen, I've tried the Help with Firefox screen , I can't seem to find a solution.
Please help me get rid of it before I might toss my screen out the window in a few days...Did you check for problems with the file prefs.js in the Firefox Profile Folder and rename or delete the file?
Windows may be hiding the .js file extension, so check the Properties via the right-click context menu to be sure.
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox -
I had to do a complete uninstall and reinstall of my up-t0-date Firefox due to another problem (it would only open one window), but after reinstalling my extensions, their icons were not displaying.
I uninstalled and reinstalled again, but the Personas Plus fox will not display in the status bar, and the Video Download Helper icon will not display in the Navigation toolbar, and is not available in the Customize Toolbars menu.
These extensions worked fine before. What's wrong now?You need to set options in those add-ons and/or use Customize Toolbars. Always look at instructions on each add-on's page at https://addons.mozilla.org/ ,
-search for and locate the add-on,
-open the page for that add-on,
-review the information there,
-then visit and bookmark the developer's home page shown on the add-on page; many add-on developers also have a forum for questions, so look for a link on the developer's home page.
Most questions can be answered in one of those places.
<u>'''ABP'''</u>: Tools > Add-ons > Extensions, locate and click on ABP, click Options, in ABP interface, click on Options tab, if no check mark at "Show in toolbar" or "Show in status bar", you can click on each of those items to place a check mark and they will show in one or both places. On the add-ons page https://addons.mozilla.org/ visit and bookmark the developer's home page and forum.
<u>'''NoScript'''</u>
'''''For the toolbar''''': scroll down on the following to the paragraph in the first section beginning with "A set of toolbar buttons is also provided:" and read that section: http://noscript.net/features#basics . It gives instructions on using the Customize Toolbar function to place the icon on your toolbar. Also see:
''' [[Back and forward or other toolbar buttons are missing]]'''
'''[[Navigation Toolbar items]]'''
'''[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+customize+the+toolbar How to customize the toolbar]'''
'''''For the Status Bar''''': Tools > Add-ons > Extensions, locate and click on NoScript, click Options, click Advanced tab, check your preferences; see 4th image on: http://noscript.net/screenshots
<u>'''IE Tab 2'''</u>: Tools > Add-ons > Extensions, locate and click on IE Tab 2, look under "Image Gallery", 3rd row, 1st image: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/92382/ . Unfortunately, this developer has moved his home page and not updated the add-ons page. I use IE Tab Plus (formerly Coral IE Tab). -
My computer is crashing since I downloaded Download Helper
I was able to successfully download Download Helper from this address - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/; but when I tried downloading a video from You Tube it started the download but my computer crashed halfway through the download. Any ideas here please
Video DownloadHelper is unlikely to be the problem here. This addon only takes care of detecting possible downloads and initiate them on request. During the actual download, no code of the addon is executed.
A good reason for the browser to crash during a download is if your hard disk has a damaged sector. When you download a file, at some point the system will try to write at the corrupted disk location, causing the crash.
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Macbook pro two days old...bought logic from app store...logic has installed partly each time i open it up it wants to download rest of programme then stops half way thru and gets error message 'logic is unable to continue with download' help needed !
Hello:
I would trot back into the Apple store and have them fix the problem (or call Applecare with a warranty issue). There is no sense in you wasting your time trying to troubleshoot things on a new computer.
Barry
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