>FFmpeg and VLC seem to use (lib)x265 for H.265 content. copypaste of previous comment: The FFmpeg project does not distribute binaries with unlicensed or ill

>FFmpeg and VLC seem to use (lib)x265 for H.265 content. copypaste of previous comment: The FFmpeg project does not distribute binaries with unlicensed or illegal code. E.g. if you want ffmpeg to use libdvdcss for decrypting DVDs or use libfdk-aac to encode aac/m4a without paying license royalties to Fraunhofer, the end user has to download those components and build a custom ffmpeg binary on their own. No legitimate website will host ffmpeg built with the "illegal/unlicensed" libraries. E.g. When the popular Zeranoe website hosted ffmpeg executables for download, it was only built with the free GNU components and was missing x265. The VLC project says they can include libdvdcss because they are a French company instead of American. E.g. The USA-based Microsoft removes DVD playback from Windows 8 but France-based VLC does not: https://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-player-why-cant-microsoft/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-pla...