FFmpeg 7.1 Released With VVC Decoder Promoted To Stable, Vulkan H.264/H.265 Encode

[phoronix]

Phoronix: FFmpeg 7.1 Released With VVC Decoder Promoted To Stable, Vulkan H.264/H.265 Encode

FFmpeg 7.1 is out today as the newest update to this widely-used open-source multimedia library. With FFmpeg 7.1 the VVC video decoder has been promoted to stable, there are a number of Vulkan Video improvements, and an assortment of other exciting enhancements...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-7.1-Released

[avis]

Here's a nice blog post documenting this LTS release:

https://jbkempf.com/blog/2024/ffmpeg-7.1.0/

And a nice discussion without the usual MPEG hatred:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41695025

[uid313]

But this library is written in C which is unsafe, so if you plan to use any application that makes use of FFmpeg it is best to get that application from Flathub or the Snap store so that it is sandboxed for increased security.

[MorrisS.]

I read ffmpeg-7:4.4.2 into my system... Anyone can explain to me?

[markg85]

But this library is written in C which is unsafe, so if you plan to use any application that makes use of FFmpeg it is best to get that application from Flathub or the Snap store so that it is sandboxed for increased security.

Oh, are we at that point now where C equals just plain unsafe and needs to be sandboxed...
I'm seriously restraining myself right now from bombarding you with swear words.

If you follow your bullshit to the letter, have fun running ANYTHING.
Linux. As very vital components (including the kernel and glibc) are in C.
Windows and macOS are partly written in C too.
Android is linux under the hood. It's C deep down.

You might be better of abandoning electronics completely and go live in a sandbox - a literal sandbox - yourself.

[markg85]

I read ffmpeg-7:4.4.2 into my system... Anyone can explain to me?

Have you been playing with a YUV encoding lately? 4.4.2, .4.2.0, 4.4.4

[avis]

But this library is written in C which is unsafe, so if you plan to use any application that makes use of FFmpeg it is best to get that application from Flathub or the Snap store so that it is sandboxed for increased security.

Your kernel/glibc/most GTK/Gnome libraries are written in C, you must not use Linux directly, better wear a tinfoil hat and run Linux in a VM or connect to it remotely via e.g. VNC/RDP.

Oh, are we at that point now where C equals just plain unsafe and needs to be sandboxed...
I'm seriously restraining myself right now from bombarding you with swear words.

If you follow your bullshit to the letter, have fun running ANYTHING.
Linux. As very vital components (including the kernel and glibc) are in C.
Windows and macOS are partly written in C too.
Android is linux under the hood. It's C deep down.

You might be better of abandoning electronics completely and go live in a sandbox - a literal sandbox - yourself.

Well the guy could be trolling

[avis]

Sadly xHE-AAC implementation is incomplete:

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11215

[caligula]

Sadly xHE-AAC implementation is incomplete:

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11215

I can't even begin to imagine how anyone could use Linux on desktop without a fully hw accelerated, bugfree xHE-AAC support, written in Rust.

[DanL]

Oh, are we at that point now where C equals just plain unsafe and needs to be sandboxed...

Uhh, you've been here 20 years. You should know that uid313 has constantly been beating the "rewrite everything in Rust" drum for 5-10 of them.