[Package Request] ffmpeg

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Description

Missing Package: The ffmpeg package is currently missing from Amazon Linux 2023. ffmpeg is an essential multimedia framework that allows for the processing of audio, video, and other multimedia files and streams.

Update or New Package Request

This is a request for a new package.

Availability in Amazon Linux 2

The package is available through external sources such as EPEL for Amazon Linux 2, but it is not included in Amazon Linux 2023.

Additional Information

Beyond the inclusion of ffmpeg, I would like to request the maintenance of surrounding packages to enable building from source. Recently, I attempted to build ffmpeg from source and found that the necessary surrounding packages were missing, making the build process unsuccessful. The availability of these packages is essential for users who need to compile ffmpeg on Amazon Linux 2023, especially when the pre-compiled binary is not available.

I would also like to express my hope for comprehensive compatibility with the various options available in the ffmpeg configure script ( https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/configure ). Ensuring that these options are fully supported would greatly improve the usability of Amazon Linux 2023 for users who rely on ffmpeg for their multimedia projects.

Additional Wish

I would be delighted if Amazon Linux 2023 included functionality for encoding and decoding with a free license, similar to openh264 ( https://github.com/cisco/openh264 ). This would allow us to proceed with multimedia projects using open-source solutions without the constraints of licensing issues.