> > >>   feed back!
> > > could someone please add a note about the deprecated message.
> > > removed in a future release. Please use avconv instead."
> > > this message was in the libav.org version of the ffmpeg program.
> > > ffmpeg" to use the correct ffmpeg program.
> i havent checked, but i dont think the new message is any more helpful?
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_WARNING, "This program is not developed anymore and is only "
-                                 "provided for compatibility. Use avconv instead "
+           "The ffmpeg program is only provided for script compatibility and will be removed\n"
+           "in a future release. It has been deprecated in the Libav project to allow for\n"
+           "incompatible command line syntax improvements in its replacement called avconv\n"
don't know if it's been released already though.
with FFmpeg getting into Debian.