Using Mencoder.exe in background for Video editing Program in VB

[nee1709]

Dear Friends,
I am trying to make a video editing software in vb6 by using mencoder.exe & ffmpeg.exe in background.I won't change any binary of mencoder & ffmpeg and using both ffmpeg.exe & mencoder.exe as it is after downloading these from net.
I will bundle both ffmpeg.exe & mencoder.exe with my program.I am intended to sell my program after development .
Can I use both ffmpeg.exe & mendoer.exe in backend for above said purpose.
Will it be legal or not?[/b]

[wzrlpy]

Hi,

I'm not a lawyer, but I'd say it's legal, as long as you distribute the source for the exact version of mencoder/ffmpeg you are distributing.

Read http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html, it's easier to understand that the GPL license itself.

[nee1709]

Dear wzrlpy,
Thanks & so nice of u to reply.

[ellimac]

hello,
ffmpeg is LGPL, so can use it in commercial softwares and your are free to change sources and you don't have to show your modifications. But you must say you are using it
mencoder is GPL so you can't use it if you don't show all your application source code if you use it like a lib or with picking code lines. But with a separate EXE, you can use it freely