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For proper transcoding to occur, your administrator must Install FFmpeg separately. They can also Configure your Video Profiles for use with HTML5 elements.

Configure video profiles



You can also configure the design of the video components and parameters for Playback, Flash, and Advanced.

Install FFmpeg


To install FFmpeg for your platform:

  • On Windows:
    1. Download the compiled binary as
    2. Unzip to a folder.
    4. Restart AEM.
  • On Mac OS X:
    1. Install Xcode  (
    2. Install XQuartz/X11.
    3. Install MacPorts (
          sudo port install ffmpeg
  • Using the precompiled version for OS X 10.6:
    1. Download the precompiled version.
    2. Extract it to the /usr/local directory.
    3. From terminal, execute:

To configure AEM, use the following steps:


  2. Select the /libs/settings/dam/video/format_aac/jcr:content node and ensure that the node properties are as follows:

    • audioCodec:
    • customArgs:
  3. To customize the configuration, create an overlay in /apps/settings/ node and move the same structure under /conf/global/settings/ node. It cannot be edited in /libs node. For example, to overlay path /libs/settings/dam/video/fullhd-bp, create it at /conf/global/settings/dam/video/fullhd-bp.


    Overlay and edit the entire profile-node and not just the property that needs modification. Such resources are not resolved via SlingResourceMerger.

  4. If you changed either of the properties, click Save All.




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