FFmpeg's Groundbreaking Multi-Threading Refactoring Revolutionizes CLI
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Phoronix
FFmpeg has merged its long-awaited multi-threaded command line interface (CLI) for video transcoding pipelines, marking one of the most complex refactoring efforts in decades. The update, available in FFmpeg Git, introduces a thread-aware transcode scheduling infrastructure and enables components to run in parallel, promising significant performance improvements for the widely-used open-source project. Users are encouraged to test and report any issues, as this change represents a major milestone for FFmpeg.