Bug 474859

Summary:	ffmpeg is missing from release candidate android build
Product:	[Applications] krita	Reporter:	Raghavendra kamath <raghu>
Component:	Usability	Assignee:	Krita Bugs <krita-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	dimula73
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.2.0-rc1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Android 12.x
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Raghavendra kamath 2023-09-25 14:41:47 UTC

SUMMARY
Users noted that Release candidate version on android is missing ffmpeg. Since built in ffmpeg was one of the highlights of this release, user are dismayed with this issue.

here is a post from one such user - https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-2-release-candidate-is-out-please-help-us-in-another-round-of-testing/74137/9


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open release candidate on android
2. try to export timelapse or animation


OBSERVED RESULT
ffmpeg is missing

Android 13 on a Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra.

Comment 1 Dmitry Kazakov 2023-09-25 14:56:10 UTC

The work is being done atm, but not finished: 
https://invent.kde.org/szaman/krita/-/commits/ffmpeg-on-android?ref_type=heads

Comment 2 Dmitry Kazakov 2023-09-25 14:59:05 UTC

The plan is so convert ffmpeg's binary into .so library, so we could call it's `main` function from Krita without fork/execv, which is impossible on Android