--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/third_party/ffmpeg/BUILD	Sun Jan 25 10:44:04 2026 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Assumes ffmpeg is installed on the system (apt install ffmpeg / brew install ffmpeg)
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_test.bzl", "cc_test")
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "ffmpeg",
+    hdrs = ["ffmpeg.h"],
+    srcs = ["ffmpeg_wrapper.c"],
+    linkopts = select({
+        "@platforms//os:linux": [
+            "-lavcodec",
+            "-lavformat",
+            "-lavutil",
+            "-lswscale",
+            "-lswresample",
+        ],
+        "@platforms//os:macos": [
+            "-lavcodec",
+            "-lavformat",
+            "-lavutil",
+            "-lswscale",
+            "-lswresample",
+        ],
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+    }),
+    copts = select({
+        "@platforms//os:linux": ["-I/usr/include/ffmpeg"],
+        "@platforms//os:macos": ["-I/opt/homebrew/include", "-I/usr/local/include"],
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+    }),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+# For projects that just need to shell out to ffmpeg CLI
+cc_library(
+    name = "ffmpeg_cli",
+    hdrs = ["ffmpeg_cli.h"],
+    srcs = ["ffmpeg_cli.c"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)