From Newsgroup: alt.windows7.general
On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:19:06 +0100, Schugo wrote:
FFMpeg (2026-01-19):
https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
ciao...
Beware. It has slightly different set of enabled/disabled features than
other ffmpeg builds. It's newer, yes. But it's not an absolute better in all aspects. e.g. Gyan's build (for Win7) doesn't include Bluray and RTMP
support which might be important for some users.
Below is the features/libraries comparison against the OTTVerse's last 2021 build (no longer maintained; Win7 OK).
https://ottverse.com/ffmpeg-builds/
OTTVerse's v2021-08-04: Gyan's v2025-11-20:
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disable-autodetect disable-autodetect
disable-debug -
disable-static -
disable-w32threads disable-w32threads
enable-amf enable-amf
enable-avisynth enable-avisynth
enable-bzlib enable-bzlib
enable-cuda -
enable-cuda-llvm enable-cuda-llvm
enable-cuvid enable-cuvid
enable-d3d11va enable-d3d11va
- enable-d3d12va
enable-dxva2 enable-dxva2
enable-ffnvcodec enable-ffnvcodec
enable-fontconfig enable-fontconfig
- enable-gmp
- enable-gnutls
enable-gpl enable-gpl
enable-iconv enable-iconv
enable-libaom enable-libaom
enable-libass enable-libass
enable-libbluray -
enable-libdav1d -
enable-libfreetype enable-libfreetype
- enable-libfribidi
- enable-libgme
enable-libgsm enable-libgsm
- enable-libharfbuzz
enable-libmfx -
enable-libmp3lame enable-libmp3lame
enable-libmysofa -
enable-libopencore-amrnb enable-libopencore-amrnb
enable-libopencore-amrwb enable-libopencore-amrwb
enable-libopenjpeg enable-libopenjpeg
enable-libopenmpt enable-libopenmpt
enable-libopus enable-libopus
enable-librtmp -
- enable-librubberband
enable-libshine -
enable-libsnappy -
enable-libsoxr -
enable-libspeex enable-libspeex
enable-libsrt enable-libsrt
- enable-libssh
enable-libsvtav1 -
enable-libtheora enable-libtheora
enable-libtwolame -
enable-libvidstab enable-libvidstab
enable-libvmaf enable-libvmaf
enable-libvo-amrwbenc enable-libvo-amrwbenc
enable-libvorbis enable-libvorbis
- enable-libvpl
enable-libvpx enable-libvpx
enable-libwebp enable-libwebp
enable-libx264 enable-libx264
enable-libx265 enable-libx265
enable-libxml2 enable-libxml2
enable-libxvid enable-libxvid
enable-libzimg enable-libzimg
- enable-libzmq
enable-lzma enable-lzma
enable-mbedtls -
- enable-mediafoundation
enable-nvdec enable-nvdec
enable-nvenc enable-nvenc
- enable-openal
enable-sdl2 enable-sdl2
- enable-vaapi
enable-version3 enable-version3
enable-zlib enable-zlib
libavcodec libavcodec
libavdevice libavdevice
libavfilter libavfilter
libavformat libavformat
libavutil libavutil
libpostproc -
libswresample libswresample
libswscale libswscale
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Enableds : 53 Enableds : 54
Disableds: 4 Disableds: 2
Libs : 8 Libs : 7
Total : 57 Total : 59
Note: static/shared are excluded, since they replace each other.
IMO, Gyan's build focuses on better OS support, rather than media & media processing capability.
Also, Gyan's build for Win7 is only available in static form only. So,
software which use ffmpeg DLLs can't benefit from it.
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