How to determine ffmpeg version is used by handbrake?

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Hi all,
How can I determine which ffmpeg version is used by handbrake?
Strangely in the Add/Remove Software application for the handbrake 1.10.2-4 ffmpeg is not listed between the dependencies.

But the handbrake documentation says explicity theat ffmpeg is used (see HandBrake Documentation — Supported source formats )

Is handbrake using an embedded library?
If yes, how can I determine which ffmpeg version is used?

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It’ll use the version installed in the system.

No, but ffmpeg is most likely already a dependency of one or several of the packages listed as dependencies for handbrake itself.

Furthermore, ffmpeg will commonly already be installed in just about every GNU/Linux distribution. I haven’t come across any distribution yet that did not have it installed out-of-the-box.

From looking at the files included in the package, no, it doesn’t contain ffmpeg.

Addendum: I am guessing that handbrake assumes ffmpeg to be installed already — as would normally be the case — and if you were to try installing it on a system that for some reason does not already contain ffmpeg, that it would give you a list of potential providers, i.e. indirect dependencies, each of which would be pulling in fffmpeg upon their installation.

And thus, choosing one of the listed providers would ensure that ffmpeg gets installed in your system either way.

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HandBrake Latest — Supported source formats

HandBrake uses FFmpeg libavformat and libavcodec libraries under the hood

$ pamac info ffmpeg
Name                  : ffmpeg
Version               : 2:8.0.1-2
Description           : Complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video

Provides              : libavcodec.so=62-64 libavformat.so=62-64
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Why would you want to know?
(it’s not a secret, btw)

What problem are you trying to solve here?

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Yes, for the current version 1.10.2 is using ffmpeg 7.1.1 and 28 additional patches

Current master branch i using v8.0.1 and 22 additional patches

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As @anon33601770 already asked you.

What is the point of your query?
Do you actually have a problem?

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