[mythtv] FFmpeg 8.0 available for testing

[David Hampton]

On Fri, 2025-12-12 at 23:01 -0500, Scott Theisen wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have applied the changes to FFmpeg from the release/8.0 branch,
> available for testing at https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/pull/1223.
> 
> It was fairly straightforward, with only a few minor merge conflicts
> in FFmpeg due to our modifications.
> 
> I did not have any problems with any of my samples, but more testing
> is always welcome.

I have played sample mpeg2, mpeg4, h264, h265, and av1 videos. I've
also done a bunch of cut list editing on mostly mpeg2 files, and on one
or two h264 files.  I haven't had any problems.

Has anyone else tried FFmpeg 8.0?

Should I go ahead and commit these changes?

> PS -- Should I change ffmpeg_update_instructions.md to mention that
> the MythTV modification are being maintained by me at
> https://github.com/ulmus-scott/FFmpeg? 

Yes.

David

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