[FFmpeg-user] Drawtext and filter_complex_script no longer work (At least not on OSx)

[Bouke / edit 'B]

> On 21 Jun 2024, at 13:09, Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 12:28 PM Bouke / Videotoolshed <
> bouke at videotoolshed.com> wrote:
> 
>> My version (from evermeet.cx)
>> ffmpeg version 6.1.1-tessus  https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/  Copyright (c)
>> 2000-2023 the FFmpeg developers
>>  built with Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.17)
>>  configuration: --cc=/usr/bin/clang --prefix=/opt/ffmpeg
>> --extra-version=tessus --enable-avisynth --enable-fontconfig --enable-gpl
>> --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d
>> --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmodplug
>> --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopencore-amrnb
>> --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg
>> --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine
>> --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora
>> --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf
>> --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp
>> --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxml2
>> --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi
>> --enable-version3 --pkg-config-flags=--static --disable-ffplay
>>  libavutil      58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
>>  libavcodec     60. 31.102 / 60. 31.102
>>  libavformat    60. 16.100 / 60. 16.100
>>  libavdevice    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
>>  libavfilter     9. 12.100 /  9. 12.100
>>  libswscale      7.  5.100 /  7.  5.100
>>  libswresample   4. 12.100 /  4. 12.100
>>  libpostproc    57.  3.100 / 57.  3.100
>> Hyper fast Audio and Video encoder
>> usage: ffmpeg [options] [[infile options] -i infile]... {[outfile options]
>> outfile}...
>> 
>> 
>> Filter_complex_script fails:
>> Ffmpeg -threads 0 -i /Users/bouke/Downloads/test.mov -map 0:0
>> -filter_complex_script
>> /var/folders/sk/b6vcwqd93z70pfcdvhhq90rh0000gn/T/_vtsTmp_complex.txt -an
>> -timecode 01:00:09:13 -metadata:s:v:0 reel_name=test -c:v prores -profile:v
>> 0 -vendor ap10 -pix_fmt yuv422p10le -shortest
>> /Users/bouke/Downloads/Out/./test.mov -y
>> [AVFilterGraph @ 0x7f9696c0f400] No such filter: 'drawtext'
>> Failed to set value
>> '/var/folders/sk/b6vcwqd93z70pfcdvhhq90rh0000gn/T/_vtsTmp_complex.txt' for
>> option 'filter_complex_script': Filter not found
>> Error parsing global options: Filter not found
>> 
>> Then, same stuff but without the script file, now drawtext fails.
>> 
>> Ffmpeg -threads 0 -i /Users/bouke/Downloads/2024-06-19 17-12-35 ALTER
>> LTC.mov -map 0:0 -filter_complex
>> [0:0]drawtext=timecode='01\:00\:09\:13':fontfile='/Volumes/Data/PycharmProjects/LTC_convert/src/main/resources/base/courbd.ttf':r=24:x=(w
>> * 0.02):
>> y=h-(2*lh):fontsize=108.0:fontcolor=white:borderw=5.4:bordercolor=#101010 at 0.8
>> -an -timecode 01:00:09:13 -metadata:s:v:0 reel_name=2024-06-19 17-12-35
>> ALTER LTC -c:v prores -profile:v 0 -vendor ap10 -pix_fmt yuv422p10le
>> -shortest /Users/bouke/Downloads/Out/./2024-06-19 17-12-35 ALTER LTC.mov -y
>> [AVFilterGraph @ 0x7fc93cd04ac0] No such filter: 'drawtext'
>> Failed to set value
>> '[0:0]drawtext=timecode='01\:00\:09\:13':fontfile='/Volumes/Data/PycharmProjects/LTC_convert/src/main/resources/base/courbd.ttf':r=24:x=(w
>> * 0.02):
>> y=h-(2*lh):fontsize=108.0:fontcolor=white:borderw=5.4:bordercolor=#101010 at 0.8'
>> for option 'filter_complex': Filter not found
>> Error parsing global options: Filter not found
>> 
>> Anything I’m missing? Is this a compile error? Has something changed so my
>> command line isn’t good anymore?
>> 
> 
> You have no drawtext filter.
> Probably missing libharfbuz flag at compile time.

That was my idea as well, however, it is in the list published for compile options, and another (older, working) version of FFmpeg also does not show it, but it seems included anyways.

Bouke