On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 at 10:07, Info || Non-Lethal Applications < i...@non-lethal-applications.com> wrote:
> With Apple’s recent announcement of moving from Intel to their own (ARM > based) processors, I’m wondering what this means for FFmpeg users. > I’m using the FFmpeg libraries as base for a - currently Mac-only - video > player so it is crucial for me that things will still work after the switch. > > I have ordered a Developer Kit and will get it next week so I’ll be able > to conduct some tests myself. > I was really just wondering what to expect. > > Will re-compiling the libraries on the new architecture be enough to make > everything work "as before"? > As FFmpeg makes a fair use of assembler and I think also some processor > specific optimizations as far as I know that may not be available on ARM, > will the performance likely be worse? > > Sorry for my lack of knowledge on the low-level side of things and thanks > for sharing your thoughts in advance! > > Best regards, > > Flo > > _______________________________________________ > > FFmpeg builds on embedded ARM processors - you might just need to specify which optimizations you have (eg I manually specify Neon coprocessor when building). I don't suppose it will be long before the configure scripts are updated to make it work if it doesn't. I don't suppose Apple will be using an ARM processor that doesn't support some video acceleration. Cheers, Simon
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