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@@ -147,17 +147,14 @@ with FFmpeg only (subtitle formats in particular). ## Preferred FFmpeg version - -Using the latest FFmpeg release (or FFmpeg git master) is strongly recommended. -Older versions are unsupported, even if the build system still happens to -accept them. The main reason mpv still builds with older FFmpeg versions is to -evade arguing with people (users, distros) who insist on using older FFmpeg -versions for no rational reason. - -If you want to use a stable FFmpeg release, use the latest release, which has -most likely the best maintenance out of all stable releases. Older releases -are for distros, and at best receive basic changes, like fixing critical security -issues or build fixes, and at worst are completely abandoned. +Only [ffmpeg-mpv][ffmpeg-mpv] is supported. Upstream FFmpeg can be forced by +passing a certain switch to configure, but compilation or runtime behavior +might be broken at times. + +_If_ you force upstream FFmpeg, and it doesn't work, please contact upstream +FFmpeg for help, instead of mpv. See +[FFmpeg contact][http://ffmpeg.org/contact.html#MailingLists] how to contact +FFmpeg upstream. ## FFmpeg ABI compatibility |