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FFmpeg

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Source: https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg

github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg is a mirror of git.ffmpeg.org (per GitHub description); ffmpeg.org is the canonical project site.

Structured fields

{
  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "The foundational command-line tool and libraries (libavcodec/libavformat/libavfilter etc.) for decode, encode, transcode, mux/demux, filtering and probing. Nearly every editor, delivery pipeline and agent tool shells out to it.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "FFmpeg project",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-17T04:25:31.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] About page: FFmpeg is described as the leading multimedia framework able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play; ships ffmpeg, ffplay and ffprobe plus libavutil, libavcodec, libavformat, libavdevice, libavfilter, libswscale, libswresample. · locator: About page, component list source
[sourced_fact] LICENSE.md in the mirror: most files LGPL v2.1+; optional parts are GPL v2+ and only enabled with --enable-gpl, which changes the combined license to GPL v2+. · locator: LICENSE.md, opening paragraphs source
[upstream_claim] Apple's ProRes white paper states that FFmpeg's ProRes implementation is not an authorized implementation and may cause decoding errors or incompatibility. · locator: Authorized Apple ProRes Implementations, p.4 source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
code	LGPL-2.1-or-later	permitted	restricted	permitted	not_applicable	https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/LICENSE.md LGPL v2.1+ by default; GPL v2+ when built with --enable-gpl; build configuration and bundled codecs (e.g. x264/x265) change obligations. Codec patents are separate from copyright license and not assessed.

Linked records

Is an open ProRes-compatible decode/encode path safe for archival masters? discusses → this

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