diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/pixfmt.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/pixfmt.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/random_seed.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/random_seed.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/rational.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/rational.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/rc4.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/rc4.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/replaygain.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/replaygain.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/ripemd.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/ripemd.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/samplefmt.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/samplefmt.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/sha.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/sha.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/sha512.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/sha512.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/stereo3d.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/stereo3d.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/tea.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/tea.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/threadmessage.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/threadmessage.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/time.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/time.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/timecode.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/timecode.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/timestamp.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/timestamp.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/tree.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/tree.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/twofish.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/twofish.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/version.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/version.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/xtea.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libavutil/xtea.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswresample/swresample.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswresample/swresample.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswresample/version.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswresample/version.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswscale/swscale.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswscale/swscale.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswscale/version.h b/Externals/ffmpeg/include/libswscale/version.h
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/avcodec.lib b/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/avcodec.lib
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/avformat.lib b/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/avformat.lib
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/avutil.lib b/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/avutil.lib
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/swresample.lib b/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/swresample.lib
diff --git a/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/swscale.lib b/Externals/ffmpeg/lib/swscale.lib
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props b/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\FPSCounter.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\FramebufferManager.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\FramebufferShaderGen.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\FrameDump.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\FreeLookCamera.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\GeometryShaderGen.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\GeometryShaderManager.cpp" />

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinLib.x64.props b/Source/Core/DolphinLib.x64.props
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Core\PowerPC\Jit64Common\FarCodeCache.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\PowerPC\Jit64Common\Jit64AsmCommon.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\PowerPC\Jit64Common\TrampolineCache.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\FrameDump.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\TextureDecoder_x64.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="VideoCommon\VertexLoaderX64.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/DolphinNoGUI.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/DolphinNoGUI.vcxproj
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">opengl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)TAS;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)VideoInterface;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">opengl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-    </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>DolphinQt.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
     </Manifest>

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinTool/DolphinTool.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinTool/DolphinTool.vcxproj
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
     <Import Project="$(VSPropsDir)PCHUse.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">opengl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="$(CoreDir)DolphinLib.vcxproj">
       <Project>{D79392F7-06D6-4B4B-A39F-4D587C215D3A}</Project>

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/FrameDump.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/FrameDump.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS 1
 #endif
 
+#include <array>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@
 extern "C" {
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 #include <libavformat/avformat.h>
+#include <libavutil/error.h>
+#include <libavutil/log.h>
 #include <libavutil/mathematics.h>
+#include <libavutil/opt.h>
 #include <libswscale/swscale.h>
 }
 
@@ -69,11 +73,33 @@ void InitAVCodec()
   static bool first_run = true;
   if (first_run)
   {
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO >= 100 && LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < AV_VERSION_INT(58, 9, 100)
-    av_register_all();
-#endif
+    av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
+    av_log_set_callback([](void* ptr, int level, const char* fmt, va_list vl) {
+      if (level < 0)
+        level = AV_LOG_DEBUG;
+      if (level >= 0)
+        level &= 0xff;
+
+      if (level > av_log_get_level())
+        return;
+
+      auto log_level = Common::Log::LogLevel::LNOTICE;
+      if (level >= AV_LOG_ERROR && level < AV_LOG_WARNING)
+        log_level = Common::Log::LogLevel::LERROR;
+      else if (level >= AV_LOG_WARNING && level < AV_LOG_INFO)
+        log_level = Common::Log::LogLevel::LWARNING;
+      else if (level >= AV_LOG_INFO && level < AV_LOG_DEBUG)
+        log_level = Common::Log::LogLevel::LINFO;
+      else if (level >= AV_LOG_DEBUG)
+        // keep libav debug messages visible in release build of dolphin
+        log_level = Common::Log::LogLevel::LINFO;
+
+      GENERIC_LOG(Common::Log::LogType::FRAMEDUMP, log_level, fmt, vl);
+    });
+
     // TODO: We never call avformat_network_deinit.
     avformat_network_init();
+
     first_run = false;
   }
 }
@@ -109,6 +135,13 @@ std::string GetDumpPath(const std::string& extension, std::time_t time, u32 inde
   return path;
 }
 
+std::string AVErrorString(int error)
+{
+  std::array<char, AV_ERROR_MAX_STRING_SIZE> msg;
+  av_make_error_string(&msg[0], msg.size(), error);
+  return fmt::format("{:8x} {}", (u32)error, &msg[0]);
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 bool FrameDump::Start(int w, int h, u64 start_ticks)
@@ -215,7 +248,20 @@ bool FrameDump::CreateVideoFile()
   m_context->codec->time_base = time_base;
   m_context->codec->gop_size = 1;
   m_context->codec->level = 1;
-  m_context->codec->pix_fmt = g_Config.bUseFFV1 ? AV_PIX_FMT_BGR0 : AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+
+  if (m_context->codec->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_FFV1)
+  {
+    m_context->codec->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_BGR0;
+  }
+  else if (m_context->codec->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_UTVIDEO)
+  {
+    m_context->codec->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP;
+    av_opt_set_int(m_context->codec->priv_data, "pred", 3, 0);  // median
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    m_context->codec->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+  }
 
   if (output_format->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
     m_context->codec->flags |= AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
@@ -325,7 +371,7 @@ void FrameDump::AddFrame(const FrameData& frame)
 
   if (const int error = avcodec_send_frame(m_context->codec, m_context->scaled_frame))
   {
-    ERROR_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error while encoding video: {}", error);
+    ERROR_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error while encoding video: {}", AVErrorString(error));
     return;
   }
 
@@ -355,7 +401,7 @@ void FrameDump::ProcessPackets()
 
     if (receive_error)
     {
-      ERROR_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error receiving packet: {}", receive_error);
+      ERROR_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error receiving packet: {}", AVErrorString(receive_error));
       break;
     }
 
@@ -364,7 +410,7 @@ void FrameDump::ProcessPackets()
 
     if (const int write_error = av_interleaved_write_frame(m_context->format, pkt.get()))
     {
-      ERROR_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error writing packet: {}", write_error);
+      ERROR_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error writing packet: {}", AVErrorString(write_error));
       break;
     }
   }
@@ -377,7 +423,7 @@ void FrameDump::Stop()
 
   // Signal end of stream to encoder.
   if (const int flush_error = avcodec_send_frame(m_context->codec, nullptr))
-    WARN_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error sending flush packet: {}", flush_error);
+    WARN_LOG_FMT(FRAMEDUMP, "Error sending flush packet: {}", AVErrorString(flush_error));
 
   ProcessPackets();
   av_write_trailer(m_context->format);

diff --git a/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj b/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)gtest\include;$(ExternalsDir)gtest;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <!--
-        The following libs are needed since we pull in pretty much the entire
-        dolphin codebase.
-        -->
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">opengl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>

diff --git a/Source/VSProps/Base.props b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)discord-rpc\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ed25519;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)enet\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)FFmpeg-bin\$(Platform)\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)GL;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)glslang;$(ExternalsDir)glslang\StandAlone;$(ExternalsDir)glslang\glslang\Public;$(ExternalsDir)glslang\SPIRV;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>LZMA_API_STATIC;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">_ARCH_64=1;_M_X86=1;_M_X86_64=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Platform)'=='ARM64'">_ARCH_64=1;_M_ARM_64=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">HAVE_FFMPEG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>HAVE_FFMPEG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>USE_GDBSTUB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Platform)'!='ARM64'">HAS_OPENGL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>HAS_VULKAN;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -169,10 +169,18 @@
     </Link>
     <!--Link Base:Application-->
     <Link Condition="'$(ConfigurationType)'=='Application'">
+      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">opengl32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <!--FFmpeg and the libs it pulls in-->
+      <AdditionalDependencies>avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;Bcrypt.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)FFmpeg-bin\$(Platform)\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <!--See Common/CompatPatches.cpp-->
       <ForceSymbolReferences>enableCompatPatches</ForceSymbolReferences>
-      <!--TODO fix up ffmpeg garbage-->
-      <AdditionalOptions>/NODEFAULTLIB:libcmt %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+    <!--Link Debug:Application-->
+    <Link Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug' And '$(ConfigurationType)'=='Application'">
+      <!--The FFmpeg we link against uses non-debug msvcrt. Ignore it.-->
+      <AdditionalOptions>/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
     <Lib>
       <TreatLibWarningAsErrors>true</TreatLibWarningAsErrors>