[gentoo-dev] ffmpeg vs libav choice of default

[Ulrich Mueller]

With the recent introduction of the libav USE flag, the Gentoo default
for ffmpeg vs libav is more pronounced than it was before (with libav
being listed first in || ( ) dependencies).

In the replies to http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=7694982
several users have expressed their preference for ffmpeg.

So can someone please remind me what are the technical reasons why we
prefer libav over ffmpeg?

Ulrich