diff --git a/libs/libextractor/Makefile b/libs/libextractor/Makefile
index 914dd562e..578ef89be 100644
--- a/libs/libextractor/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libextractor/Makefile
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libextractor
-PKG_VERSION:=1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_VERSION:=1.4
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 # ToDo:
 # - package missing optional dependencies: libexiv2, gsf, librpm, smf, tidy
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=35b8913dbebafe583a2781bf71509c48
-PKG_HASH:=868ad64c9a056d6b923d451d746935bffb1ddf5d89c3eb4f67d786001a3f7b7f
+PKG_MD5SUM:=226e77c58f09acb6b595ea6c6b93f673
+PKG_HASH:=84128170a4a9aa3a19942dd53fdf30ed17b56d7fae79b5f6e7e17a0d65d1f66c
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
diff --git a/libs/libextractor/patches/001-backport-support-for-giflib-5-1.patch b/libs/libextractor/patches/001-backport-support-for-giflib-5-1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b7a2df4a..000000000
--- a/libs/libextractor/patches/001-backport-support-for-giflib-5-1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/plugins/gif_extractor.c
-+++ b/src/plugins/gif_extractor.c
-@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ EXTRACTOR_gif_extract_method (struct EXT
-   if (gif_file == NULL || gif_error != 0)
-   {
-     if (gif_file != NULL)
-+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR < 5 || GIFLIB_MINOR < 1
-       EGifCloseFile (gif_file);
-+#else
-+      EGifCloseFile (gif_file, NULL);
-+#endif
-     return; /* not a GIF */
-   }
- #endif
-@@ -133,7 +137,11 @@ EXTRACTOR_gif_extract_method (struct EXT
- 	       DGifGetExtensionNext(gif_file, &ext)) &&
- 	      (NULL != ext) ) ; /* keep going */
-     }
-+#if defined (GIF_LIB_VERSION) || GIFLIB_MAJOR < 5 || GIFLIB_MINOR < 1
-   DGifCloseFile (gif_file);
-+#else
-+  DGifCloseFile (gif_file, NULL);
-+#endif
- }
- 
- /* end of gif_extractor.c */
diff --git a/libs/libextractor/patches/002-ffmpeg2.9_api_backport.patch b/libs/libextractor/patches/002-ffmpeg2.9_api_backport.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f8757298b..000000000
--- a/libs/libextractor/patches/002-ffmpeg2.9_api_backport.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,347 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/plugins/thumbnailffmpeg_extractor.c
-+++ b/src/plugins/thumbnailffmpeg_extractor.c
-@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@
- #include <ffmpeg/swscale.h>
- #endif
- 
-+#if USE_JPEG
-+#ifdef PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P
-+#define PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P
-+#else
-+#define PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P
-+#endif
-+#else
-+#ifdef PIX_FMT_RGB24
-+#define PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT PIX_FMT_RGB24
-+#else
-+#define PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24
-+#endif
-+#endif
-+
- /**
-  * Set to 1 to enable debug output.
-  */ 
-@@ -153,7 +167,7 @@
- static size_t 
- create_thumbnail (int src_width, int src_height, 
- 		  int src_stride[],
--		  enum PixelFormat src_pixfmt, 
-+		  enum AVPixelFormat src_pixfmt, 
- 		  const uint8_t * const src_data[],
- 		  int dst_width, int dst_height,
- 		  uint8_t **output_data, 
-@@ -189,7 +203,8 @@
-   if (NULL == 
-       (scaler_ctx =
-        sws_getContext (src_width, src_height, src_pixfmt,
--		       dst_width, dst_height, PIX_FMT_RGB24, 
-+		       dst_width, dst_height,
-+		       PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT, 
- 		       SWS_BILINEAR, NULL, NULL, NULL)))
-     {
- #if DEBUG
-@@ -199,7 +214,12 @@
-       return 0;
-     }
- 
--  if (NULL == (dst_frame = avcodec_alloc_frame ()))
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  dst_frame = av_frame_alloc ();
-+#else
-+  dst_frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-+#endif
-+  if (NULL == dst_frame)
-     {
- #if DEBUG
-       fprintf (stderr,
-@@ -209,18 +229,24 @@
-       return 0;
-     }
-   if (NULL == (dst_buffer =
--	       av_malloc (avpicture_get_size (PIX_FMT_RGB24, dst_width, dst_height))))
-+	       av_malloc (avpicture_get_size (PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
-+                                              dst_width, dst_height))))
-     {
- #if DEBUG
-       fprintf (stderr,
-                "Failed to allocate the destination image buffer\n");
- #endif
--      av_free (dst_frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+      av_frame_free (&dst_frame);
-+#else
-+      avcodec_free_frame (&dst_frame);
-+#endif
-       sws_freeContext (scaler_ctx);
-       return 0;
-     }
-   avpicture_fill ((AVPicture *) dst_frame, dst_buffer,
--                  PIX_FMT_RGB24, dst_width, dst_height);
-+                  PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
-+                  dst_width, dst_height);
-   sws_scale (scaler_ctx,
-              src_data, 
-              src_stride,
-@@ -236,7 +262,11 @@
-                "Failed to allocate the encoder output buffer\n");
- #endif
-       av_free (dst_buffer);
--      av_free (dst_frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+      av_frame_free (&dst_frame);
-+#else
-+      avcodec_free_frame (&dst_frame);
-+#endif
-       sws_freeContext (scaler_ctx);
-       return 0;
-     }
-@@ -249,13 +279,17 @@
- #endif
-       av_free (encoder_output_buffer);
-       av_free (dst_buffer);
--      av_free (dst_frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+      av_frame_free (&dst_frame);
-+#else
-+      avcodec_free_frame (&dst_frame);
-+#endif
-       sws_freeContext (scaler_ctx);
-       return 0;
-     }
-   encoder_codec_ctx->width = dst_width;
-   encoder_codec_ctx->height = dst_height;
--  encoder_codec_ctx->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_RGB24;
-+  encoder_codec_ctx->pix_fmt = PIX_OUTPUT_FORMAT;
-   opts = NULL;
-   if (avcodec_open2 (encoder_codec_ctx, encoder_codec, &opts) < 0)
-     {
-@@ -263,10 +297,14 @@
-       fprintf (stderr,
-                "Failed to open the encoder\n");
- #endif
--      av_free (encoder_codec_ctx);
-+      avcodec_free_context (&encoder_codec_ctx);
-       av_free (encoder_output_buffer);
-       av_free (dst_buffer);
--      av_free (dst_frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+      av_frame_free (&dst_frame);
-+#else
-+      avcodec_free_frame (&dst_frame);
-+#endif
-       sws_freeContext  (scaler_ctx);
-       return 0;
-     }
-@@ -295,9 +333,13 @@
- cleanup:
-   av_dict_free (&opts);
-   avcodec_close (encoder_codec_ctx);
--  av_free (encoder_codec_ctx);
-+  avcodec_free_context (&encoder_codec_ctx);
-   av_free (dst_buffer);
--  av_free (dst_frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  av_frame_free (&dst_frame);
-+#else
-+  avcodec_free_frame (&dst_frame);
-+#endif
-   sws_freeContext (scaler_ctx);
-   *output_data = encoder_output_buffer;
- 
-@@ -406,18 +448,23 @@
-       fprintf (stderr,
- 	       "Failed to open image codec\n");
- #endif
--      av_free (codec_ctx);
-+      avcodec_free_context (&codec_ctx);
-       return;
-     }
-   av_dict_free (&opts);
--  if (NULL == (frame = avcodec_alloc_frame ()))
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  frame = av_frame_alloc ();
-+#else
-+  frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-+#endif
-+  if (NULL == frame)
-     {
- #if DEBUG
-       fprintf (stderr,
-                "Failed to allocate frame\n");
- #endif
-       avcodec_close (codec_ctx);
--      av_free (codec_ctx);
-+      avcodec_free_context (&codec_ctx);
-       return;
-     }
- 
-@@ -441,9 +488,13 @@
-       fprintf (stderr,
- 	       "Failed to decode a complete frame\n");
- #endif
--      av_free (frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+      av_frame_free (&frame);
-+#else
-+      avcodec_free_frame (&frame);
-+#endif
-       avcodec_close (codec_ctx);
--      av_free (codec_ctx);
-+      avcodec_free_context (&codec_ctx);
-       return;
-     }
-   calculate_thumbnail_dimensions (codec_ctx->width, codec_ctx->height,
-@@ -467,9 +518,13 @@
- 		err);
-       av_free (encoded_thumbnail);
-     }
--  av_free (frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  av_frame_free (&frame);
-+#else
-+  avcodec_free_frame (&frame);
-+#endif
-   avcodec_close (codec_ctx);
--  av_free (codec_ctx);
-+  avcodec_free_context (&codec_ctx);
- }
- 
- 
-@@ -563,7 +618,12 @@
-       return;
-     }
- 
--  if (NULL == (frame = avcodec_alloc_frame ()))
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  frame = av_frame_alloc ();
-+#else
-+  frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-+#endif
-+  if (NULL == frame)
-     {
- #if DEBUG
-       fprintf (stderr,
-@@ -616,7 +676,11 @@
-       fprintf (stderr,
- 	       "Failed to decode a complete frame\n");
- #endif
--      av_free (frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+      av_frame_free (&frame);
-+#else
-+      avcodec_free_frame (&frame);
-+#endif
-       avcodec_close (codec_ctx);
-       avformat_close_input (&format_ctx);
-       av_free (io_ctx);
-@@ -643,7 +707,11 @@
- 		err);
-       av_free (encoded_thumbnail);
-     }
--  av_free (frame);
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  av_frame_free (&frame);
-+#else
-+  avcodec_free_frame (&frame);
-+#endif
-   avcodec_close (codec_ctx);
-   avformat_close_input (&format_ctx);
-   av_free (io_ctx);
---- a/src/plugins/previewopus_extractor.c
-+++ b/src/plugins/previewopus_extractor.c
-@@ -296,7 +296,12 @@
- /** Initialize one audio frame for reading from the input file */
- static int init_input_frame(AVFrame **frame)
- {
--    if (!(*frame = avcodec_alloc_frame())) {
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+    *frame = av_frame_alloc ();
-+#else
-+    *frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-+#endif
-+    if (NULL == *frame) {
-  #if DEBUG
-         fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate input frame\n");
- #endif
-@@ -655,7 +660,11 @@
-         av_freep(&converted_input_samples[0]);
-         free(converted_input_samples);
-     }
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+    av_frame_free (&input_frame);
-+#else
-     avcodec_free_frame(&input_frame);
-+#endif
- 
-     return ret;
- }
-@@ -671,7 +680,12 @@
-     int error;
- 
-     /** Create a new frame to store the audio samples. */
--    if (!(*frame = avcodec_alloc_frame())) {
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+    *frame = av_frame_alloc ();
-+#else
-+    *frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-+#endif
-+    if (NULL == *frame) {
-         #if DEBUG
- 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate output frame\n");
- 		#endif
-@@ -702,7 +716,11 @@
-         #if DEBUG
- 		fprintf(stderr, "Could allocate output frame samples (error '%s')\n", get_error_text(error));
- 		#endif
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+        av_frame_free (frame);
-+#else
-         avcodec_free_frame(frame);
-+#endif
-         return error;
-     }
- 
-@@ -783,17 +801,29 @@
-         #if DEBUG
- 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not read data from FIFO\n");
- 		#endif
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+        av_frame_free (&output_frame);
-+#else
-         avcodec_free_frame(&output_frame);
-+#endif
-         return AVERROR_EXIT;
-     }
- 
-     /** Encode one frame worth of audio samples. */
-     if (encode_audio_frame(output_frame, output_format_context,
-                            output_codec_context, &data_written)) {
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+        av_frame_free (&output_frame);
-+#else
-         avcodec_free_frame(&output_frame);
-+#endif
-         return AVERROR_EXIT;
-     }
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+    av_frame_free (&output_frame);
-+#else
-     avcodec_free_frame(&output_frame);
-+#endif
-     return 0;
- }
- /** Write the trailer of the output file container. */
-@@ -907,7 +937,12 @@
-       return;
-     }
- 
--  if (NULL == (frame = avcodec_alloc_frame ()))
-+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55,28,1)
-+  frame = av_frame_alloc ();
-+#else
-+  frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-+#endif
-+  if (NULL == frame)
-     {
- #if DEBUG
-       fprintf (stderr,