diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs
index 891b728342..6da5071dfb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs
@@ -197,61 +197,5 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 
             return null;
         }
-
-        private static string _FFMpegDirectory = null;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the folder path to ffmpeg
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string FFMpegDirectory
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_FFMpegDirectory == null)
-                {
-                    _FFMpegDirectory = System.IO.Path.Combine(Kernel.Instance.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath, "ffmpeg");
-
-                    if (!Directory.Exists(_FFMpegDirectory))
-                    {
-                        Directory.CreateDirectory(_FFMpegDirectory);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return _FFMpegDirectory;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static string _FFMpegPath = null;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the path to ffmpeg.exe
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string FFMpegPath
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_FFMpegPath == null)
-                {
-                    string filename = "ffmpeg.exe";
-
-                    _FFMpegPath = Path.Combine(FFMpegDirectory, filename);
-
-                    // Always re-extract the first time to handle new versions
-                    if (File.Exists(_FFMpegPath))
-                    {
-                        File.Delete(_FFMpegPath);
-                    }
-
-                    // Extract ffprobe
-                    using (Stream stream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("MediaBrowser.Api.FFMpeg." + filename))
-                    {
-                        using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(_FFMpegPath, FileMode.Create))
-                        {
-                            stream.CopyTo(fileStream);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return _FFMpegPath;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/BaseMediaHandler.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/BaseMediaHandler.cs
index 334dc12b1e..ffdbab65ed 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/BaseMediaHandler.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/BaseMediaHandler.cs
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.HttpHandlers
             startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
             startInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
 
-            startInfo.FileName = ApiService.FFMpegPath;
-            startInfo.WorkingDirectory = ApiService.FFMpegDirectory;
+            startInfo.FileName = Kernel.Instance.ApplicationPaths.FFMpegPath;
+            startInfo.WorkingDirectory = Kernel.Instance.ApplicationPaths.FFMpegDirectory;
             startInfo.Arguments = GetCommandLineArguments();
 
             Logger.LogInfo(startInfo.FileName + " " + startInfo.Arguments);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
index bc4a6ce751..67c7856270 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@
       <Name>MediaBrowser.Model</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="FFMpeg\ffmpeg.exe" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="FFMpeg\readme.txt" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerApplicationPaths.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerApplicationPaths.cs
index bd33b19842..e008f7b174 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerApplicationPaths.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerApplicationPaths.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration
@@ -150,5 +151,94 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration
             }
         }
 
+        private string _FFMpegDirectory = null;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the folder path to ffmpeg
+        /// </summary>
+        public string FFMpegDirectory
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_FFMpegDirectory == null)
+                {
+                    _FFMpegDirectory = Path.Combine(Kernel.Instance.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath, "FFMpeg");
+
+                    if (!Directory.Exists(_FFMpegDirectory))
+                    {
+                        Directory.CreateDirectory(_FFMpegDirectory);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return _FFMpegDirectory;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string _FFMpegPath = null;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the path to ffmpeg.exe
+        /// </summary>
+        public string FFMpegPath
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_FFMpegPath == null)
+                {
+                    string filename = "ffmpeg.exe";
+
+                    _FFMpegPath = Path.Combine(FFMpegDirectory, filename);
+
+                    // Always re-extract the first time to handle new versions
+                    if (File.Exists(_FFMpegPath))
+                    {
+                        File.Delete(_FFMpegPath);
+                    }
+
+                    // Extract exe
+                    using (Stream stream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("MediaBrowser.Controller.FFMpeg." + filename))
+                    {
+                        using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(_FFMpegPath, FileMode.Create))
+                        {
+                            stream.CopyTo(fileStream);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return _FFMpegPath;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string _FFProbePath = null;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the path to ffprobe.exe
+        /// </summary>
+        public string FFProbePath
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_FFProbePath == null)
+                {
+                    string filename = "ffprobe.exe";
+
+                    _FFProbePath = Path.Combine(FFMpegDirectory, filename);
+
+                    // Always re-extract the first time to handle new versions
+                    if (File.Exists(_FFProbePath))
+                    {
+                        File.Delete(_FFProbePath);
+                    }
+
+                    // Extract exe
+                    using (Stream stream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("MediaBrowser.Controller.FFMpeg." + filename))
+                    {
+                        using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(_FFProbePath, FileMode.Create))
+                        {
+                            stream.CopyTo(fileStream);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return _FFProbePath;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.exe.REMOVED.git-id b/MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/ffmpeg.exe.REMOVED.git-id
similarity index 100%
rename from MediaBrowser.Api/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.exe.REMOVED.git-id
rename to MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/ffmpeg.exe.REMOVED.git-id
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/ffprobe.exe.REMOVED.git-id b/MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/ffprobe.exe.REMOVED.git-id
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ad2356c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/ffprobe.exe.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a304265e8410291c1f696e74a4f9b84970bb5753
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ffmpeg/readme.txt b/MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/readme.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from MediaBrowser.Api/ffmpeg/readme.txt
rename to MediaBrowser.Controller/FFMpeg/readme.txt
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 3000fd7a06..580b4d7b56 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="FFMpeg\ffmpeg.exe" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="FFMpeg\ffprobe.exe" />
+    <Content Include="FFMpeg\readme.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.