Ffmpeg

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FFmpeg

https://ffmpeg.org/
Software for audio/video recording, streaming, and conversion

FFmpeg is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Its components include:

  • ffmpeg – Converts one video file format to another and supports grabbing and encoding in real time from a TV card.
  • ffserver – HTTP (RTSP is being developed) multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts that supports time shifting.
  • ffplay – simple media player based on SDL and the ffmpeg libraries
  • ffprobe – a media file prober
  • libavcodec – library containing all FFmpeg audio/video encoders and decoders (most developed from scratch for best performances and high reusability)
  • libavfilter – video and audio filtering library
  • libavformat – library of parsers and generators for all common audio/video formats
  • libavutil – utility library containing functions used by all FFmpeg components
  • libswscale – video scaler and pixel format converter
  • libswresample – audio resampler and sample format converter
  • libpostproc – video post-processing library





Licensing

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23 August 2014

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Optional parts of Ffmpeg are licensed GPLv2 or later, and they're activated when compiled with --enable-gpl option.

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23 August 2014




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Paul B. Mahol Developer
Derek Buitenhuis Developer
James Almer Developer
Stefano Sabatini Developer
Carl Eugen Hoyos Developer
Fabrice Bellard Original Author
Michael Niedermayer Project Leader
Ronald S. Bultje Developer
Reimar Döffinger Developer
Nicolas George Developer
Christophe Gisquet Developer
Clément Bœsch Developer
Hendrik Leppkes Developer
Marton Balint Developer
Peter Ross Developer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ffmpeg
SupportMailing List Info/Archivehttp://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user
Ruby (Ref)https://rubygems.org/gems/ffmpeg
DeveloperMailing List Info/Archivehttp://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel


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