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-rw-r--r--tidal_dl_ng/download.py15
-rw-r--r--tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py5
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
index 90e1d75..d6b9e15 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/download.py
@@ -75,15 +75,14 @@ class Download:
if not self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg and (
self.settings.data.video_convert_mp4 or self.settings.data.extract_flac
):
- self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg = shutil.which("ffmpeg")
- if not self.settings.data.path_binary_ffmpeg:
- self.settings.data.video_convert_mp4 = False
- self.settings.data.extract_flac = False
+ self.settings.data.video_convert_mp4 = False
+ self.settings.data.extract_flac = False
- self.fn_logger.error(
- "FFmpeg is not set. Videos can be downloaded but will not be processed. FLAC cannot be extracted from MP4 containers. "
- "Make sure FFmpeg is installed. The path to the binary can be specified (`path_binary_ffmpeg`)."
- )
+ self.fn_logger.error(
+ "FFmpeg path is not set. Videos can be downloaded but will not be processed. FLAC cannot be "
+ "extracted from MP4 containers. Make sure FFmpeg is installed. The path to the FFmpeg binary must "
+ "be set in (`path_binary_ffmpeg`)."
+ )
def _download(
self,
diff --git a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
index 41364c1..bda0ae9 100644
--- a/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
+++ b/tidal_dl_ng/model/cfg.py
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ class HelpSettings:
"Videos are downloaded as MPEG Transport Stream (TS) files. With this option each video "
"will be converted to MP4. FFmpeg must be installed."
)
- path_binary_ffmpeg: str = "Path to FFmpeg binary. Only necesarry if FFmpeg not present in path."
+ path_binary_ffmpeg: str = (
+ "Path to FFmpeg binary file (executable). Only necessary if FFmpeg not set in $PATH. Mandatory for Windows: "
+ "The directory of `ffmpeg.exe`must be set in %PATH%."
+ )
metadata_cover_dimension: str = (
"The dimensions of the cover image embedded into the track. Possible values: 320x320, 640x640x 1280x1280."
)