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FFmpeg 1.0 MultiMedia Library Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the onward-and-upward dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The free software FFmpeg multi-media library that's used by VLC, MPlayer, Chrome, and many other software projects has reached version 1.0 after being in development since 2000. The 1.0 release incorporates new filters/decoders and other A/V enhancements. The code is available from FFmpeg.org."

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  1. Re:Out of beta? by davydagger · · Score: 4, Interesting

    open source projects stay in beta as long as need be, and don't rush to ship 1.0 or major releases until ready.

    The good news for us, is that they allow the community to help ironing out the bugs, which for many don't show up until long repeated usage. The more people there are to report failures, the better.

    compared this with commerical software. Especially microsoft. They release .0 versions long before they are ready because they release cycles and deadlines.

    OpenSSL spent 15 years before a 1.0 release. Noveau almost 10.

    I think its a sign of many long standing projects maturing, and that linux is ready for prime time.