Decision Workspace
video-summarizer vs ffmpeg-next vs ffmpeg-the-third
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
video-summarizer
growingv1.2.3
Application that uses FFMPEG to summarize video. Infers which parts of the video are silent or loud and speeds them up at different rates. Great for long lecture videos.
74
ffmpeg-next
stablev8.1.0
Safe FFmpeg wrapper (FFmpeg 4 compatible fork of the ffmpeg crate)
68
ffmpeg-the-third
stablev4.1.0+ffmpeg-8.0
Safe FFmpeg wrapper (FFmpeg 4 compatible fork of the ffmpeg crate)
Core Metrics
| video-summarizer | ffmpeg-next | ffmpeg-the-third | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 74 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 2.2M | 78.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 268.2K | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 780 | 67 |
| Releases | 3 | 32 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 2277d ago | 9d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 7y 6m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
video-summarizer
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ffmpeg-next
Maintenance
17
Quality
23
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
ffmpeg-the-third
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| video-summarizer | ffmpeg-next | ffmpeg-the-third | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.3 | 8.1.0 | 4.1.0+ffmpeg-8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | WTFPL | WTFPL |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 99KB | 106KB |
| Features | 0 | 67 | 64 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ffmpeg-next leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ffmpeg-next is depended on by 780 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ video-summarizer has not been updated in over a year.