What are the implications of the ffmpeg / libav fork for users?

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libav has already been added to the ubuntu repositories:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav

What are the implications of the ffmpeg / libav fork for a ubuntu user?

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 17 '12 at 09:20

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Please read this, interesting analysis of the situation in 2012: http://blog.pkh.me/p/13-the-ffmpeg-libav-situation.html

answered Oct 17 '12 at 09:20

BUGHUNTER

While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. Thanks! – penreturns Oct 17 '12 at 12:26

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 17 '11 at 19:31

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Both sides presented their point to Ubuntu Technical Board in an apparent attempt to sell own variant [1].

'libav' won, which is not surprising since Debian/Ubuntu package maintainer is one of them.

As of Dec 18, 2011 'ffmpeg' has at least one point where it works, and 'libav' doesn't [2].

answered Dec 17 '11 at 19:31

yanychar

FWIW ffmpeg appear to be incorporating all changes made in libav, and seem to have the stronger product. – Matt Joiner Jun 01 '12 at 07:22

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