He is a good guy for not selling out but let’s be honest, it’s just a thin wrapp... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		symlinkk 15 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VLC's Jean-Baptiste Kempf Receives the European SF... He is a good guy for not selling out but let’s be honest, it’s just a thin wrapper around ffmpeg.

mcraiha 14 hours ago [–]

I think you mean libavcodec?

But that is incorrect. VLC has even more supported features, if you do not believe me, check the source code https://github.com/videolan/vlc/tree/a33f33ddb0a9e0d26d779eb...

Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact