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 _If_ you force upstream FFmpeg, and it doesn't work, please contact upstream
 FFmpeg for help, instead of mpv. See
-[FFmpeg contact][http://ffmpeg.org/contact.html#MailingLists] how to contact
+[FFmpeg contact](http://ffmpeg.org/contact.html#MailingLists) on how to contact
 FFmpeg upstream.
 
 ## FFmpeg ABI compatibility