Embarrassed but have to ask. Cannot get this software to work.

[InnerSanctuary]

Ok, please bare with me as i try to figure out how to get this running. I am not an app developer, i am a overworked IT guy. Unfortunately I was unable to find a GUI for this software. Here is what I did:

1. Installed .net 6
2. Downloaded ffmpeg as a zip file from github and and placed the ffmpeg files in a directory on my desktop
3. Downloaded your software as a zip file and placed it in a directory inside of ffmpeg called dist
4. ran the following command as per your instructions:

dotnet tool install -g --add-source ./dist VideoCheck

I get the following error:

C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\USER\6ded1f41-ed7b-4118-806c-9eee376d2d65\restore.csproj : error NU1301: The local source '
C:\Users\USER\Desktop\FFMpeg\dist\dist' doesn't exist.
The tool package could not be restored.
Tool 'videocheck' failed to install. This failure may have been caused by:

• You are attempting to install a preview release and did not use the --version option to specify the version.
• A package by this name was found, but it was not a .NET tool.
• The required NuGet feed cannot be accessed, perhaps because of an Internet connection problem.
• You mistyped the name of the tool.

For more reasons, including package naming enforcement, visit https://aka.ms/failure-installing-tool

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Personally, i believe a lot of people with less technical knowledge then I would just avoid this software. I will be glad to whip up some instructions for you to place in your github main page to lower the barrier for using it.

[InnerSanctuary]

FYI ive tried different variations of your install command (directory wise) and couldnt get it to work.

[amoscardino]

I see two problems here:

1. You need to install ffmpeg so that it can be accessed from anywhere via command prompt. That means it should be part of your path environment variable. The easiest way to do that on Windows is to install ffmpeg using something like winget or chocolatey.
2. To install the tool, you need to run the commands from the same directory as the source code. So you need to be in the same folder as the VideoCheck.csproj file.