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FFmpegKit (Maintained Fork) — Wiki

Community-maintained continuation of FFmpegKit, archived by its original author in April 2025. This wiki covers usage, FAQ, compatibility details, and build instructions beyond what's in the README.

Using the library

• Getting Started — add the dependency for your tier, run your first command
• API Usage — sessions, sync/async execution, callbacks, cancellation, session history
• Storage Access Framework — reading/writing content:// Uris
• Camera Support — capturing from the device camera
• Pipe Support — feeding another process's output into FFmpeg
• Concurrency — running multiple sessions safely
• GPL Filters — which FFmpeg filters need the Full GPL tier
• Licensing — LGPL-3.0 vs GPL-3.0 across the four tiers
• Tips — common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• ProGuard — what's already handled for you

Reference

• FAQ — common questions about scope, licensing, and affiliation
• Compatibility — NDK/API/ABI support matrix and the four-tier system
• Building — condensed build guide (full version: docs/BUILD.md)
• Migration — moving from upstream com.arthenica:ffmpeg-kit-* Maven Central artifacts

Quick links

• Releases — tier comparison table and download/install links
• docs/PATCH-NOTES.md — what changed vs. upstream, release by release
• Issues — bug reports and feature requests