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libvpx

brew install libvpx v1.16.0 BSD-3-Clause

Shared library implementing VP8 and VP9 video codecs.

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Essential build dependency for video encoding/decoding tools and media frameworks that need open-source, royalty-free video compression. Used by FFmpeg, VLC, and other media software to support WebM and VP9 streams. Provides both encoder and decoder implementations.

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