From ace9a4b6c68c898098568f2379d8261a7799a1c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wm4 Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 21:23:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: add a link to the wiki about the FFmpeg vs. Libav issue --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bfbc8933ab..f1286bea01 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ mpv's configure script is greedy and automatically enables features as a result of autodetection. The cases where you may want to use `--enable-*` are very limited. +FFmpeg vs. Libav +---------------- + +Generally, mpv should work with the latest release as well as the git version +of both FFmpeg and Libav. But FFmpeg is preferred, and some mpv features work +with FFmpeg only. See the [wiki article][ffmpeg_vs_libav] about the issue. + Bug reports ----------- @@ -97,3 +104,4 @@ To contact the `mpv` team in private write to `mpv-team@googlegroups.com`. [issue-tracker]: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues [mpv-users]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/mpv-users [mpv-devel]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/mpv-devel +[ffmpeg_vs_libav]: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/FFmpeg-versus-Libav