Ffdshow

ffdshow is an open source decoder (and encoder) based on FFmpeg. ffdshow is used for decoding and encoding numerous video and audio codecs, (practically every decoder and encoder that FFmpeg supports). It runs on Microsoft Windows operating-systems and is implemented as a DirectShow decoding filter as well as VMW (Video for Windows) encoding DLL (Dynamic Link Library).

See also

• FFmpeg Wishlist
  • FFmpeg Wishlist#Native DirectShow support - Native DirectShow support FFmpeg request/suggestion
  • FFmpeg Wishlist#Native MediaFoundation support - Native MediaFoundation support FFmpeg request/suggestion
  • FFmpeg Wishlist#DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) - DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) FFmpeg request/suggestion

External Links

• New (ffdshow-tryout) website: http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net
  • Updated ffdshow fork project and source code site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/
• Information/History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffdshow
• Old (dead) website: http://ffdshow.sf.net
  • Old ffdshow project and source code site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectShow Wikipedia DirectShow article
  • http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms783323.aspx Microsoft DirectShow specifications (1)
  • http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms788119.aspx Microsoft DirectShow specifications (2)