Third-Party Software Declaration

evrExpanse integrates several open-source and third-party tools to provide an efficient and feature-rich experience. We are grateful for the contributions of the developers behind these tools and comply fully with all applicable licenses. Below is a detailed list of the software used, their purposes, and license information.

List of Third-Party Software

1. ASC MHL (ASC Media Hash List)

• Purpose: Provides checksum validation and media integrity verification.
• License: MIT License
• Copyright: © 2020 ASC (The American Society of Cinematographers)
• Website: https://github.com/ascmitc/mhl
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses ASC MHL under the MIT License.

2. ExifTool

• Purpose: Metadata extraction and manipulation for media files.
• License: Perl Artistic License or GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Copyright: © Phil Harvey
• Website: https://exiftool.org/
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses ExifTool. For license details visit the official website.

3. FFmpeg and ffprobe

• Purpose: Multimedia framework for encoding, decoding, and transcoding audio and video files.
• License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) v2.1
• Copyright: FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard, originator of the FFmpeg project.
• Source Code Access:
  The source code and configuration options used for FFmpeg and ffprobe are available from the official repository: https://ffmpeg.org/.
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses FFmpeg and ffprobe, licensed under the LGPL v2.1. Users may replace the FFmpeg binaries provided with the application by linking another compatible version in the Preferences panel of the application.
  Static FFmpeg files used by default by the application are available here: https://www.osxexperts.net/.

4. flock

• Purpose: Ensures file locking during batch operations to prevent concurrent process conflicts.
• License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Copyright: © util-linux project
• Website: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses flock, distributed under the GPL.

5. jq

• Purpose: Lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor for handling metadata.
• License: MIT License
• Copyright: © Stephen Dolan and contributors
• Website: https://github.com/jqlang/jq
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses jq under the MIT License.

6. MediaInfo

• Purpose: Extracts technical metadata from media files.
• License: BSD 2-Clause License
• Copyright: © MediaArea.net SARL
• Website: https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses MediaInfo under the BSD 2-Clause License.

7. GNU Parallel

• Purpose: Manages parallel execution of tasks for batch processing.
• License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Copyright: © Ole Tange
• Website: https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses GNU Parallel under the GPL.

8. xxhsum (xxHash)

• Purpose: Provides fast hashing for verifying data integrity.
• License: BSD 2-Clause License
• Copyright: © Yann Collet
• Website: https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash
• Acknowledgment:
  This application uses xxhsum under the BSD 2-Clause License.

Compliance and Source Code Access

evrExpanse adheres to all licensing terms for the software listed above. Source code for open-source tools can often be found at their respective official repositories.

Acknowledgments

We thank the developers and contributors of the open-source and third-party tools listed above. Their work enables evrExpanse to deliver a robust and user-friendly experience.