• Robin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        46·
        2 years 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?

        • WolfLink@lemmy.ml
          35·
          2 years 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.

        • uis@lemm.ee
          11·
          2 years ago

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

      • sag@lemm.eeOP
        20·
        2 years ago

        Whenever someone ask me media player for Linux I suggest MPV but for Binbows I suggest VLC. I don’t know why?

        • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
          14·
          2 years ago

          IIRC VLC on Windows uses it’s own included ffmpeg libraries for decoding so you don’t need to mess around with Windows codecs.

        • Bye@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 years ago

          I use mpv but the configuration is a big pain. Just try overriding a subtitle font in mpv, there are config files to change that don’t even exist by default and they live in different places depending on mpv version and it’s a huge mess.

          I still do it because it’s lightweight and for some reason has better performance for me than VLC.

        • monoboy@lemmy.zip
          2·
          2 years ago

          I do the same because VLC has an installer on Windows while MPV you have to manually extract from a compressed folder and then run the install script from command line