• Robin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I thought it was libvlc that covers that but no, it is indeed libavcodec which is part of the ffmpeg project. Does anyone here know the relationship between libvlc and libavcodec?

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      1 year ago

      libvlc uses libavcodec

      VLC relays on ffmpeg for a lot of video decoding, as do lots of other media programs. Go look up the legal notice on your TV and there’s a good chance the ffmpeg licensing information is in there.

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      1 year ago

      FFmpeg is one of libvlc’s backends. A lot of stuff vlc can decode without calling ffmpeg.