FFmpeg 8.0 is out — a landmark upgrade that folds OpenAI’s Whisper transcription into the filter chain, expands Vulkan-based video processing across encoders and decoders, and modernizes the build and optimization stack with broad CPU and GPU-focused improvements.
Background
FFmpeg remains the...
FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman" lands as a sweeping, technically ambitious release that folds AI transcription, broad Vulkan compute support, dozens of native decoders, and notable hardware-acceleration improvements into the project’s core — a release the developers call one of their largest to date and...
When attempting to play a video or audio file on Windows 11 and encountering the error message "Missing codec. Choose something else to play. This item is in a format we don’t support. 0xc004f011," users may feel frustrated or confused about what steps to take next. This error typically appears...
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Contains a specification for support of VP8 and VP9 video decoding (according to the available VP8 and VP9 source code and public documents) within the Microsoft Windows DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) API/DDI context.
Link Removed
Today, we’re excited to announce that WebM/Link Removed support is now Link Removed in Microsoft Edge. VP9 is an open source codec that offers efficient compression to stream HD content at lower bitrates, and is well suited to UHD streaming. Initial support for VP9 will be available in Windows...
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