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Linux

x86-64 processor. Graphics card with OpenGL 3.0 or later (NVIDIA recommended for 4K and EXR).

For RHEL-compatible systems 8, 9 and 10 (Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux). Tested on Rocky Linux 8.10, 9 and 10.

RPM package (.rpm)

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Version
Bernard Review 1.0
Date
Size
42.1 MB
SHA-256
871fc10a64c2fa84994018ff97d795b3eea64ace54129eacdcbc7c2cdd6bfbf1

Installs for every user of the computer (administrator rights needed):

sudo dnf install ./BernardReview-Linux.rpm

BernardReview-Linux.rpm · Release notes · SHA256SUMS file

Self-extracting archive (.sh)

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Version
Bernard Review 1.0
Date
Size
60.7 MB
SHA-256
188b8711998bce5047ca15d2677ddba760ad2c2c4108534c8f227a2d5fadf3d9

Installs in your home folder, with no administrator rights:

mkdir -p ~/bernard-review
sh ./BernardReview-Linux.sh --prefix=$HOME/bernard-review --exclude-subdir

BernardReview-Linux.sh · Release notes · SHA256SUMS file

Ubuntu (.deb): coming soon, once tested on Ubuntu.

For IT teams: administrator rights · ports for online sessions · port 9000 on the studio network · proxy

macOS

Coming soon.

Check your download

The SHA-256 your system computes must be the one shown above for that file. One command is enough:

Windows (PowerShell):

Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\BernardReview-Setup-Windows.exe

Linux (terminal):

sha256sum BernardReview-Linux.rpm

Windows SmartScreen

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn that the publisher is unknown. Check the SHA-256 first, then click “More info”, then “Run anyway”.

Open-source components and source code

Bernard Review uses FFmpeg, free software published under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). We make no change of our own to it: each build we ship is made from the upstream source named below. For every build you will find its exact source with the SHA-256, the script and the options we built it with, and the licence texts.

Everything below is kept in the folder /downloads/sources/ of this site. The list of every file, with its SHA-256 and its upstream address, is MANIFEST.md.

Player for Linux: FFmpeg libraries

FFmpeg 8.1.3: the libavcodec, libavformat, libavutil, libswscale and libswresample libraries of the RPM package and the self-extracting archive, in the lib/bernardplayer folder. They are shared libraries, separate from the player: you can rebuild them from this source and replace them.

Licence · LGPL 2.1 or later · COPYING.LGPLv2.1

Source

  • FFmpeg 8.1.3 · ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz
    https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz
    SHA-256 7138d28c96d9d3e3af4ee3d8cad72741f8ffb40da90c1112235dea3ecd3178a3
  • nv-codec-headers n12.2.72.0 (MIT) · nv-codec-headers-n12.2.72.0.tar.gz
    https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/archive/refs/tags/n12.2.72.0.tar.gz
    SHA-256 dbeaec433d93b850714760282f1d0992b1254fc3b5a6cb7d76fc1340a1e47563
  • ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz.asc

Build · build_ffmpeg_lgpl-player-linux.sh.txt · BUILD-player-linux.txt

Configure line
--prefix=/tmp/bernard-deps --libdir=/tmp/bernard-deps/lib --shlibdir=/tmp/bernard-deps/lib --incdir=/tmp/bernard-deps/include --enable-shared --disable-static --disable-programs --disable-doc --disable-debug --disable-avdevice --disable-avfilter --disable-autodetect --enable-zlib --enable-iconv --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-vaapi --enable-libdrm

Player for Windows: FFmpeg libraries

FFmpeg N-126905-gb87602a63a (2026-09-27), BtbN's shared build, shipped as built: the avcodec, avformat, avutil, swscale and swresample DLLs next to BernardReview.exe. They are separate files: you can rebuild them from this source and replace them. The libraries compiled into them keep their own licences; BtbN's scripts, listed here, name the exact version of each.

Licence · LGPL 3 or later · COPYING.LGPLv3 · COPYING.GPLv3

Source

  • FFmpeg N-126905-gb87602a63a (commit b87602a63a) · ffmpeg-N-126905-gb87602a63a.tar.gz
    https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/archive/b87602a63a52b0f7f968fd314f02be14acde16b7.tar.gz
    SHA-256 70e5280666c44f6accc73058b180d0df710514b0dd5b11aa950e64da3ae3bea8
  • BtbN FFmpeg-Builds (scripts, commit 54e1926) · FFmpeg-Builds-54e1926.tar.gz
    https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/archive/54e192626545d0234b2a1383a34a29169cf52877.tar.gz
    SHA-256 5025fd175b672da94cf5b10526d8fdc06702a453a181af1471bb8b34a3fba3f7

Build · BUILD.txt

Configure line
--prefix=/ffbuild/prefix --pkg-config-flags=--static --pkg-config=pkg-config --cross-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32- --arch=x86_64 --target-os=mingw32 --enable-version3 --disable-debug --enable-shared --disable-static --disable-w32threads --enable-pthreads --enable-iconv --enable-zlib --enable-libxml2 --enable-libvmaf --enable-fontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-vulkan --enable-libdav1d --enable-libvorbis --enable-librav1e --enable-librsvg --disable-libxcb --disable-xlib --disable-libpulse --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-liblcevc-dec --enable-opencl --enable-amf --enable-libaom --disable-avisynth --enable-chromaprint --disable-libdavs2 --disable-libdvdread --disable-libdvdnav --disable-libfdk-aac --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --disable-frei0r --enable-libgme --enable-libkvazaar --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libaribcaption --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libplacebo --enable-librist --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libzmq --enable-lv2 --enable-libvpl --enable-openal --enable-liboapv --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --disable-librubberband --enable-schannel --enable-sdl2 --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtwolame --enable-libuavs3d --disable-libdrm --enable-vaapi --disable-libvidstab --enable-libvvenc --disable-whisper --disable-libx264 --disable-libx265 --disable-libxavs2 --disable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzvbi --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-cxxflags= --extra-libs=-lgomp --extra-ldflags=-pthread --extra-ldexeflags= --cc=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc --cxx=x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ --ar=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar --ranlib=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib --nm=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm --extra-version=20260927

Streaming companion for Windows: ffmpeg.exe

FFmpeg 8.1.3, built into ffmpeg.exe in the player's companion folder: a separate program, started by the player to encode the picture for online review guests.

Licence · LGPL 2.1 or later · COPYING.LGPLv2.1

Source

  • FFmpeg 8.1.3 · ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz
    https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz
    SHA-256 7138d28c96d9d3e3af4ee3d8cad72741f8ffb40da90c1112235dea3ecd3178a3
  • nv-codec-headers n12.2.72.0 (MIT) · nv-codec-headers-n12.2.72.0.tar.gz
    https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/archive/refs/tags/n12.2.72.0.tar.gz
    SHA-256 dbeaec433d93b850714760282f1d0992b1254fc3b5a6cb7d76fc1340a1e47563
  • AMF headers v1.5.2 (MIT) · AMF-headers-v1.5.2.tar.gz
    https://github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs/AMF/releases/download/v1.5.2/AMF-headers-v1.5.2.tar.gz
    SHA-256 d3c12eb324edf05e214608b6a395a51dd95770ed9d45520185d6c3a206811c99
  • libvpl v2.17.0 (MIT) · libvpl-v2.17.0.tar.gz
    https://github.com/intel/libvpl/archive/refs/tags/v2.17.0.tar.gz
    SHA-256 4de3e2faf1e8307fb282e4a43f443191810f6a6b0a484fffa7995ba1c814c6ec
  • zlib 1.3.2 (Zlib) · zlib-1.3.2.tar.xz
    https://github.com/madler/zlib/releases/download/v1.3.2/zlib-1.3.2.tar.xz
    SHA-256 d7a0654783a4da529d1bb793b7ad9c3318020af77667bcae35f95d0e42a792f3
  • ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz.asc

Build · build_ffmpeg_lgpl_win64-companion-windows.sh.txt · BUILD-companion-windows.txt

Configure line
--prefix=/tmp/bernard-ffmpeg-win --target-os=mingw32 --arch=x86_64 --cross-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pkg-config --pkg-config-flags=--static --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-programs --enable-ffmpeg --disable-doc --disable-debug --disable-avdevice --disable-autodetect --disable-everything --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-nvenc --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-mediafoundation --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-zlib --enable-protocol='pipe,file' --enable-demuxer='rawvideo,matroska,flv' --enable-muxer='flv,rawvideo' --enable-decoder='rawvideo,h264' --enable-parser=h264 --enable-encoder='h264_nvenc,h264_qsv,h264_amf,h264_mf,rawvideo' --enable-filter='scale,format,setparams,hwupload' --enable-bsf=h264_metadata --extra-cflags=-I/tmp/bernard-ffmpeg-win-deps/include --extra-ldflags=-L/tmp/bernard-ffmpeg-win-deps/lib

Streaming companion for Linux: ffmpeg

FFmpeg 8.1.3, built into companion/ffmpeg for glibc 2.28 (in a Rocky Linux 8 container): the same separate program on Linux.

Licence · LGPL 2.1 or later · COPYING.LGPLv2.1

Source

  • FFmpeg 8.1.3 · ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz
    https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz
    SHA-256 7138d28c96d9d3e3af4ee3d8cad72741f8ffb40da90c1112235dea3ecd3178a3
  • nv-codec-headers n12.2.72.0 (MIT) · nv-codec-headers-n12.2.72.0.tar.gz
    https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/archive/refs/tags/n12.2.72.0.tar.gz
    SHA-256 dbeaec433d93b850714760282f1d0992b1254fc3b5a6cb7d76fc1340a1e47563
  • ffmpeg-8.1.3.tar.xz.asc

Build · build_ffmpeg_lgpl-companion-linux-el8.sh.txt · BUILD-companion-linux-el8.txt

Configure line
--prefix=/tmp/bernard-ffmpeg-companion --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-programs --enable-ffmpeg --disable-doc --disable-debug --disable-avdevice --disable-autodetect --disable-everything --enable-zlib --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-nvenc --enable-vaapi --enable-libdrm --enable-protocol='pipe,file' --enable-demuxer='rawvideo,matroska,flv' --enable-muxer='flv,rawvideo' --enable-decoder='rawvideo,h264' --enable-parser=h264 --enable-encoder='h264_nvenc,h264_vaapi,rawvideo' --enable-filter='scale,format,setparams,hwupload' --enable-bsf=h264_metadata