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FFmpeg 8.1 upgrades the best open-source media converter with a splash of Vulkan

Another great update for FFmpeg.
Streaming Media Magazine

AV1: A First Look

The launch of FFmpeg 4.0 gave many compressionists their first chance to test the new AV1 codec, which is included in experimental form. For the first time, you had a single encoder that could produce ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Time to Start Testing: FFmpeg Turns 4.0 and Adds AV1 Support

FFmpeg turned 4.0 a few weeks ago, an event I planned to leave unheralded until I read Tim Siglin’s latest research report entitled “Real-World HEVC Insights: Adoption, Implications, and Workflows.” ...
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FFmpeg 8.1 has been released, a version that further expands GPU utilization, mainly focusing on Vulkan and D3D12, and the developers recommend updating.

FFmpeg 8.1 (codename: Hoare), the 8.1st version of the open-source multimedia framework FFmpeg, was released as a stable version on March 16, 2026. This release follows version 8.0, which was released ...