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mrv2 review player: what its README, build guide and licence file state
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What this guide covers
For VFX, animation and post teams considering the open-source mrv2 player and review tool. It summarises the listed features, install notes, build and FFmpeg options as documented at one commit. Nothing was installed, built or played, and the docs contain a few unreconciled statements.
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mrv2 review player: what its README, build guide and licence file state
Coverage
For VFX, animation and post teams considering the open-source mrv2 player and review tool. It summarises the listed features, install notes, build and FFmpeg options as documented at one commit. Nothing was installed, built or played, and the docs contain a few unreconciled statements.
Useful starting points
- The default LGPL FFmpeg build has no libx264, so H.264 movies cannot be saved on Windows and Linux; the GPL build removes that limit.
- The README says the Windows app is not code signed, so SmartScreen warns; installing from the .zip is offered as another route.
- Without sudo on Linux, the README suggests the .tar.gz and its launcher script instead of the .rpm or .deb packages.
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