[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] web/documentation: Updated list of FFmpeg books

[Zane van Iperen]

On Sun, 09 Aug 2020 22:38:19 +1000
"FFmpegQuickHacks" <SubhashBrowser-FFmpegEbook-at-Yahoo.com at ffmpeg.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> The original patch is archived at:
> http://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2020-May/262634.html
> 
> Here it is again:
> 
> ---
>   src/documentation |   10 ++++++----
>   1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/documentation b/src/documentation
> index 060ef06..f6d5535 100644
> --- a/src/documentation
> +++ b/src/documentation
> @@ -126,10 +126,12 @@
>         <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-5x fa-fw fa-book"></i></span>
>         <h3><strong>Books about FFmpeg</strong></h3>
>         <ul>
> -        <li><a href="http://ffmpeg.tv">FFmpeg Basics</a> by Frantisek Korbel,
> -          describes various FFmpeg features and common tasks.</li>
> -        <li><a href="http://book.chinaffmpeg.com">FFmpeg Beginner's handbook Chinese Version</a> by Steven Liu,
> -        describes FFmpeg common use method in Chinese, from command line to API usage.</li>
> +        <li><a href="http://ffmpeg.tv">FFmpeg Basics</a> by Frantisek Korbel [2012]: Describes various FFmpeg features and common tasks.</li>
> +        <li><a href="http://book.chinaffmpeg.com">FFmpeg Beginner's handbook Chinese Version</a> by Steven Liu [2018]: Describes FFmpeg common use method in Chinese, from command line to API usage.</li>
> +        <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Produce-Videos-FFmpeg-Minutes/dp/0998453013/" title="In Thirty Minutes or Less (2018 Edition)">Learn to Produce Videos with FFmpeg</a> by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jan-Lee-Ozer/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJan+Lee+Ozer">Jan Ozer</a> [2018]</li>
> +        <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-FFmpeg-Encode-Mobile-Devices-ebook/dp/B07PBYS324/" title="Encode Video for the Web and Mobile Devices">Introduction to FFmpeg</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8445243.Chris_Weed">Chris Weed</a> [2019]</li>
> +        <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/FFmpeg-Beginners-Audio-Youtube-Social-ebook/dp/B087GYV15Y/" title="Edit Audio and Video Like a Pro for Youtube and Social Media">FFmpeg For Beginners</a> by <a href="http://johnriselvato.com/">John Riselvato</a> [2020]</li>
> +        <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/FFMPEG-Quick-Hacks-collection-quick-reference-ebook/dp/B087VZMFVK/" title="An FFMPEG tutorial, hack collection and quick-reference">FFMPEG Quick Hacks</a> by <a href="http://www.vsubhash.com/ffmpeg-quick-hacks-book.html">V Subhash</a> [2020]</li>

A few things:

1. Is the second link to the author's website really necessary?

2. Might want to split the patch up into 2. One changing
the descriptions of the first two books, and the other adding the new
ones.

Could probably change the http:// to https:// on the existing ones
too.


3. Since these books would be listed on the official ffmpeg website,
surely there's some kind of vetting process that needs to be done first?

i.e. We wouldn't want to be seen to "endorse" books that are blatantly
wrong. (Not saying they are, just an example).

At the very least, they should be given a quick once-over by a
developer.

Zane