Intel ffmpeg on ARM

[d.dannecker@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        macOS-13.0.1-arm64-arm-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.6.1 (2023-05-09 17:57:07 UTC)
Description
I am running the following script to render a movie and encode it.
Everything on the script works fine  until the movie encoding part. 
Apparently the ffmpeg in chimerax is not compiled for my apple silicon cpu. However, this should not be the case since I have installed a M1 native version of ChimeraX.
I am working on a MacBook Air M1 (2020).
This is the script I am running:

# Import necessary module
from chimerax.core.commands import run

# Define your map model number
map_model_number = 1

# Define the range of threshold values you want to cycle through
# For example, from 0.1 to 1.0 in steps of 0.1
threshold_start = 0.1
threshold_end = 1.0
threshold_step = 0.1

# Define the number of frames for each threshold value
frames_per_threshold = 10

# Start recording the movie
run(session, 'movie record')

# Loop through the threshold values
current_threshold = threshold_start
while current_threshold <= threshold_end:
    # Set the threshold for the map
    run(session, f'volume #{map_model_number} level {current_threshold}')
    
    # Wait for the given number of frames
    run(session, f'wait {frames_per_threshold}')
    
    # Increment the threshold
    current_threshold += threshold_step

# Stop recording the movie
run(session, 'movie stop')

# Encode the movie to an MP4 file
run(session, 'movie encode output my_movie.mp4')

The script is also attached.
Please get in touch if you need more information regarding the experienced error. I am working with ChimeraX v 1.6 (should all be in the gathered information I guess).

Thank you for your support.


Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.6.1 (2023-05-09)  
© 2016-2023 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open
> /Users/d.dannecker/Downloads/ChimeraX/cryo_em_density_maps/cryosparc_P117_J510_005_volume_map_sharpened_extbox_450.mrc

Opened cryosparc_P117_J510_005_volume_map_sharpened_extbox_450.mrc as #1, grid
size 450,450,450, pixel 1, shown at level 0.268, step 2, values float32  

> open /Users/d.dannecker/Downloads/ChimeraX/scripts/thresholding_movie.py

> movie record

> volume #1 level 0.1

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.2

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.30000000000000004

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.4

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.5

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.6

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.7

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.7999999999999999

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.8999999999999999

> wait 10

> volume #1 level 0.9999999999999999

> wait 10

> movie stop

> movie encode output my_movie.mp4

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "/Users/d.dannecker/Downloads/ChimeraX/scripts/thresholding_movie.py",
line 35, in <module>  
run(session, 'movie encode output my_movie.mp4')  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/run.py", line 38, in run  
results = command.run(text, log=log, return_json=return_json)  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/cli.py", line 2897, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/movie/moviecmd.py", line 185, in movie_encode  
encode_op(session, output[-1], format, quality, qscale, bitrate,  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/movie/moviecmd.py", line 243, in encode_op  
movie.start_encoding(output, f['ffmpeg_name'], output_size, f['ffmpeg_codec'],
"yuv420p", f['size_restriction'],  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/movie/movie.py", line 320, in start_encoding  
self.encoder.run(Status_Reporter())  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/movie/encode.py", line 231, in run  
p = Popen(self.arg_list, stdin=DEVNULL, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py",
line 951, in __init__  
self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py",
line 1821, in _execute_child  
raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)  
OSError: [Errno 86] Bad CPU type in executable:
'/Applications/ChimeraX-1.6.1.app/Contents/bin/ffmpeg'  
  
Error opening python file
/Users/d.dannecker/Downloads/ChimeraX/scripts/thresholding_movie.py  




OpenGL version: 4.1 Metal - 83
OpenGL renderer: Apple M1
OpenGL vendor: Apple

Python: 3.9.11
Locale: UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.4.2, Qt 6.4.2
Qt runtime version: 6.4.3
Qt platform: cocoa
Hardware:

    Hardware Overview:

      Model Name: MacBook Air
      Model Identifier: MacBookAir10,1
      Model Number: MGN93D/A
      Chip: Apple M1
      Total Number of Cores: 8 (4 performance and 4 efficiency)
      Memory: 8 GB
      System Firmware Version: 10151.1.1
      OS Loader Version: 8419.41.10

Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 13.0.1 (22A400)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 22.1.0
      Time since boot: 35 days, 8 hours, 20 minutes

Graphics/Displays:

    Apple M1:

      Chipset Model: Apple M1
      Type: GPU
      Bus: Built-In
      Total Number of Cores: 7
      Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
      Metal Support: Metal 3
      Displays:
        Color LCD:
          Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD
          Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Retina
          Main Display: Yes
          Mirror: Off
          Online: Yes
          Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
          Connection Type: Internal


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File attachment: thresholding_movie.py

thresholding_movie.py​

[d.dannecker@…]

Added by email2trac

[Eric Pettersen]

Hi Dennis,

This happens because the ffmpeg executable is an Intel binary, which would normally run fine under emulation on your M1, but only if you have the emulator installed. To install the emulator, open Terminal.app (in the Utilities subfolder of your Applications folder) and type/paste "oftwareupdate --install-rosetta" and hit Return.

--Eric

Eric Pettersen
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

[Eric Pettersen]

Should have been "softwareupdate --install-rosetta"

[Tom Goddard]

This was fixed in ChimeraX 1.7 which includes Mac ARM ffmpeg.