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 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago

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