Replace libmfx with libvpl (libmfx has security issues) #729
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Updated to latest Zeranoe script Updated to latest gcc/binutils/mingw versions rdp#752 Updated most libs Added vvenc/vvdec rdp#751 for release/7.1 Added libvpl and removed libmfx rdp#743 rdp#729 Added AudiotoolboxWrapper to enable-audiotoolbox for non OS x rdp#760 Added Openmpt and Flac Added work around for Tensorflow gpu/cpu lib for windows (requires .dll) Added Vulkan commit 02ca346 Added commits to simplify if statements a92e458 9b067d5 and svtav1 patch f131dc0 Added essential patches Added optional build.sh to bypass user selection prompts
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Updated to latest Zeranoe script https://github.com/Zeranoe/mingw-w64-build Updated to latest gcc/binutils/mingw versions rdp#752 Updated most libs Added vvenc/vvdec rdp#751 for release/7.1+ Added libvpl rdp#743 rdp#729 Added AudiotoolboxWrapper to enable-audiotoolbox for non OS x rdp#760 Added Openmpt Flac brotli zstd lz4 giflib archive psl nghttp2 curl Added work around for Tensorflow gpu/cpu lib for windows (requires tensorflow.dll) Added essential patches (credit to mabs for many) Added optional build.sh to bypass user selection prompts
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The Intel® Media SDK (libmfx) project has been discontinued due to some security issues. Intel is no longer maintaining this project.
They instead created the Intel® Video Processing Library (libvpl) to replace Media SDK library (libmfx):
According to documentation provided by Intel, replacing libmfx with libvpl in FFmpeg is a very simple switch:
How to enable VPL
The switch to VPL from Media SDK in FFMPEG, is simple. Just substitute ‘
--enable-libvpl’ instead of ‘--enable-libmfx’ in the configure stage of FFMPEG compilation. Both options enable compilation of Intel® Quick Sync Video (*_qsv) codecs, which can be used without change from the FFMPEG command line or in applications.The git repo for libvpl is here:
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