Commit: fcba52306f1b30a841e9b63242f5bb6a1a5aaf87
Parent: 1ffd8e1a1244a803df5da508c31e510b5b3461bc
Author: Ren Tatsumoto
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 00:06:43 +0300
a note for ubuntu users
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1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -81,11 +81,19 @@ Install all dependencies at once (on [Arch-based](https://www.parabola.nu/)
$ sudo pacman -Syu mpv anki curl xclip --needed
```
-If you're on **Windows** machine, watch [this tutorial](https://youtu.be/bbg6ztWecbU?t=103).
+## Prerequisites
+
+* If you're on a **Windows** machine, watch [this tutorial](https://youtu.be/bbg6ztWecbU?t=103).
Make sure you choose a build by `shinchiro`,
otherwise you may encounter problems when making Anki cards.
-
-**macOS** users should use [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) or manually add `mpv` to `PATH`.
+* **macOS** users should use [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) or manually add `mpv` to `PATH`.
+* If you're using a GNU/Linux distro different from Arch Linux,
+make sure that your build of mpv supports encoding of audio and images.
+To test that, this shell command can be used:
+ ```
+ $ mpv 'test_video.mkv' --loop-file=no --frames=1 -o='test_image.jpg'
+ ```
+ If the command fails, find a compatible build on the [mpv website](https://mpv.io/installation/).
## Installation