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#FFmpeg:
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# License
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Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
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Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
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or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv2.1` for details. Some other
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or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv2.1` for details. Some other
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Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are:
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Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are:
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- libpostproc
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- libpostproc
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- optional x86 optimizations in the files
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- optional x86 optimization in the files
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- `libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm`
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- `libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm`
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- `libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c`
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- `libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c`
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- `libavfilter/x86/vf_removegrain.asm`
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- `libavfilter/x86/vf_removegrain.asm`
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- libutvideo encoding/decoding wrappers in
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- libutvideo encoding/decoding wrappers in `libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp`
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`libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp`
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- the X11 grabber in `libavdevice/x11grab.c`
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- the X11 grabber in `libavdevice/x11grab.c`
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- the swresample test app in
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- the following building and testing tools
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`libswresample/swresample-test.c`
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- `compat/solaris/make_sunver.pl`
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- the `texi2pod.pl` tool
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- `doc/t2h.pm`
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- `doc/texi2pod.pl`
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- `libswresample/swresample-test.c`
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- `tests/checkasm/*`
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- `tests/tiny_ssim.c`
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- the following filters in libavfilter:
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- the following filters in libavfilter:
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- `f_ebur128.c`
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- `f_ebur128.c`
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- `vf_blackframe.c`
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- `vf_blackframe.c`
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- `vf_pp.c`
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- `vf_pp.c`
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- `vf_pp7.c`
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- `vf_pp7.c`
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- `vf_pullup.c`
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- `vf_pullup.c`
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- `vf_repeatfields.c`
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- `vf_sab.c`
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- `vf_sab.c`
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- `vf_smartblur.c`
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- `vf_smartblur.c`
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- `vf_repeatfields.c`
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- `vf_spp.c`
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- `vf_spp.c`
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- `vf_stereo3d.c`
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- `vf_stereo3d.c`
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- `vf_super2xsai.c`
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- `vf_super2xsai.c`
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* `tests/reference.pnm` is under the expat license.
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* `tests/reference.pnm` is under the expat license.
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external libraries
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## External libraries
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==================
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FFmpeg can be combined with a number of external libraries, which sometimes
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FFmpeg can be combined with a number of external libraries, which sometimes
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affect the licensing of binaries resulting from the combination.
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affect the licensing of binaries resulting from the combination.
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compatible libraries
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### Compatible libraries
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The following libraries are under GPL:
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The following libraries are under GPL:
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- frei0r
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- frei0r
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version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with FFmpeg, the
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version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with FFmpeg, the
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license version needs to be upgraded by passing `--enable-version3` to configure.
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license version needs to be upgraded by passing `--enable-version3` to configure.
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incompatible libraries
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### Incompatible libraries
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The Fraunhofer AAC library and FAAC are under licenses which
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There are certain libraries you can combine with FFmpeg whose licenses are not
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are incompatible with the GPLv2 and v3. We do not know for certain if their
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compatible with the GPL and/or the LGPL. If you wish to enable these
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licenses are compatible with the LGPL.
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libraries, even in circumstances that their license may be incompatible, pass
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If you wish to enable these libraries, pass `--enable-nonfree` to configure.
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`--enable-nonfree` to configure. But note that if you enable any of these
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But note that if you enable any of these libraries the resulting binary will
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libraries the resulting binary will be under a complex license mix that is
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be under a complex license mix that is more restrictive than the LGPL and that
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more restrictive than the LGPL and that may result in additional obligations.
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may result in additional obligations. It is possible that these
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It is possible that these restrictions cause the resulting binary to be
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restrictions cause the resulting binary to be unredistributeable.
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unredistributable.
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The Fraunhofer FDK AAC and OpenSSL libraries are under licenses which are
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incompatible with the GPLv2 and v3. To the best of our knowledge, they are
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compatible with the LGPL.
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The FAAC library is incompatible with all versions of GPL and LGPL.
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The NVENC library, while its header file is licensed under the compatible MIT
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license, requires a proprietary binary blob at run time, and is deemed to be
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incompatible with the GPL. We are not certain if it is compatible with the
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LGPL, but we require `--enable-nonfree` even with LGPL configurations in case
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it is not.
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