I agree that we should go back to FFmpeg from Libav. I build FFmpeg from
source frequently, but this isn't enough.
Packages such as Totem, VLC Media Player, or Audacity either natively
depend on the libav* libraries or have plugins for libav* support.
Building FFmpeg from source works for the command line, but I can't use
players such as VLC Media Player to play certain video files I have
because Libav's libavcodec doesn't support them. (For example, FFmpeg
supports the Windows Media Player MSS2 codec but Libav does not.)
In addition, FFmpeg continues to be ABI- and API-compatible with Libav
so a switch will not harm any existing programs. However, Libav does not
try to be compatible with FFmpeg.
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