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 pip install napari-animation
 ```
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> `napari-animation` uses `ffmpeg` to export animations. If you are using a macOS arm64 computer (Apple Silicon e.g. M1, M2 processor)
+> the PyPI package does not include the needed binary for your platform. You will need to install `ffmpeg` using
+> `conda` from the [conda-forge channel](https://conda-forge.org/docs/#what-is-conda-forge) (`conda install -c conda-forge ffmpeg`)
+> or using [`homebrew`](https://brew.sh) (`brew install ffmpeg`).
+
+### Conda
+`napari-animation` is also available for install using `conda` through the [conda-forge channel](https://conda-forge.org/docs/#what-is-conda-forge).
+
+```sh
+conda install -c conda-forge napari-animation
+```
+
 ### Local
 You can clone this repository and install locally with