Hi.
For those who are interested there is an RFP that has been running for a
couple of months to get FFMPEG reinstated as either the default option or
at least an option for Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu instead of
libav.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729203
You can post to this email address if you want to add your comment.
729203(a)bugs.debian.org
Given the number of users here who have experienced issues with libav
compared to ffmpeg it should be a no brainer.
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Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd