You think google uses ffmpeg for youtube?
They did once upon a time atleast.[1] Most videos probably go through dedicated hardware nowadays, but it wouldn't surprise me if some videos still have to go the FFmpeg route that catches all the videos that the dedicated hardware can't handle.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20110315155125/https://multimedi...
They do.
alt Hacker News
They did once upon a time atleast.[1] Most videos probably go through dedicated hardware nowadays, but it wouldn't surprise me if some videos still have to go the FFmpeg route that catches all the videos that the dedicated hardware can't handle.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20110315155125/https://multimedi...