Issues with FFmpeg (and Movie Maker) - need chmod and the binary is the wrong CPU type

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Utilities

Processing version

4.4.4

Operating system

MacOS 11.7.10 (Big Sur)

Steps to reproduce this

1.Install 'Movie Maker II' via Tools > Manage Tools.
2.Run Movie Maker.
3. Movie Maker gives the error 'Creating the QuickTime movie failed. Cannot run program "... frmpeg": error=13, Permission denied'
4. Use 'ls' in Terminal to view ffmpeg's permissions. They are '-rw-r--r--'.
5. Use 'chmod' in Terminal to change ffmpeg's permissions to '-rwxr--r-'.
6. Run Movie Maker again.
7. Movie Maker gives the error 'Creating the QuickTime movie failed. Cannot run program "... frmpeg": error=86, bad CPU type in executable.'
8. If I download the 'static FFmpeg binary for macOS 64-bit Intel' from https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/ and replace the existing 'ffmpeg', Movie Maker works okay.

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Start by reproducing Movie Maker II installation and movie creation on macOS 11.7.10, then inspect the installed ffmpeg permissions and CPU architecture. Done means the bundled executable can run without manual chmod or replacement and Movie Maker successfully creates a QuickTime movie.