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Libav is a fork of the [[FFmpeg]] project.
Libav is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.


Libav includes the [[libavcodec]] audio/video codec library, a decoder/encoder codec-suit that forms the basis of most free and open source software multimedia programs.


Libav also contains [[libavformat]], a library for multimedia container formats and [[libavfilter]] for video and audio filtering, [[libswscale]] for colorspace conversion and software scaling.
Among the tools provided [[avplay]] is a simple media player, [[avconv]] is extensive tool to capture, reencode/remux and stream multimedia contents, [[avprobe]] is a quite simple information extractor.
==About the Libav project==
Libav is a fork of the [[FFmpeg]] project and while it doesn't share the same development practices it shares the same aims.
Libav is developed mostly under unix-like systems, but it can be compiled under most operating systems, including Microsoft Windows. The code is released adopting a seasonal major release cadence, with point releases provided when the need arises or monthly. Security releases are provided for the past 2 mayor releases and the current.
Libav is free software, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License or GNU General Public License (depending on which sub-libraries one would include).
== Libav Components ==
=== Tools ===
* ''[[avconv]]'' is a command line tool to convert multimedia streams from a format to another. It supports direct capturing from hardware device and network sources and allow streaming over the network as well.
* ''[[acserver]]'' is a barebone [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]] ([[Real Time Streaming Protocol|RTSP]] and [[Real Time Messaging Protocol|RTMP]] is being developed) multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts. Time shifting of live broadcast is also supported.
* ''[[avplay]]'' is a simple media player based on [[Simple DirectMedia Layer|SDL]] and on the FFmpeg libraries.
* ''[[qt-faststart]]'' is a [[MOV]] atoms reorderer useful to reformat quickly ISO Media streams so the codec information are on the start of the file instead of the end.
=== Libraries ===
* ''[[libavcodec]]'' is a library containing all the FFmpeg audio/video encoders and decoders. Most codecs were developed from scratch to ensure best performance and high code reusability.
* ''[[libavformat]]'' is a library containing demuxers and muxers for audio/video container formats.
* ''[[libavutil]]'' is a helper library containing routines common to different parts of FFmpeg.
* ''[[libswscale]]'' is a library containing video [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_scaling image scaling] routines.
* ''[[libavfilter]]'' is in development and is an API and library for video and audio filtering.
==Api compatibility==
WIP
==See also==
*[[FFmpeg/Libav Summer Of Code In Space]]
*[[FFmpeg Wishlist]]
*[[:Category:Libav Tutorials|Libav Tutorials]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://libav.org/ official website]
* [http://libav.org/ official website]
* [http://git.libav.org/ main repository]
* [https://github.com/libav Libav on github]
* [http://wiki.videolan.org/GCodeIn_2011 Google Code In with VideoLan]


[[Category:FFmpeg]]
[[Category:FFmpeg]]

Latest revision as of 19:15, 15 November 2011

Libav is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Libav includes the libavcodec audio/video codec library, a decoder/encoder codec-suit that forms the basis of most free and open source software multimedia programs.

Libav also contains libavformat, a library for multimedia container formats and libavfilter for video and audio filtering, libswscale for colorspace conversion and software scaling.

Among the tools provided avplay is a simple media player, avconv is extensive tool to capture, reencode/remux and stream multimedia contents, avprobe is a quite simple information extractor.

About the Libav project

Libav is a fork of the FFmpeg project and while it doesn't share the same development practices it shares the same aims.

Libav is developed mostly under unix-like systems, but it can be compiled under most operating systems, including Microsoft Windows. The code is released adopting a seasonal major release cadence, with point releases provided when the need arises or monthly. Security releases are provided for the past 2 mayor releases and the current. Libav is free software, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License or GNU General Public License (depending on which sub-libraries one would include).

Libav Components

Tools

  • avconv is a command line tool to convert multimedia streams from a format to another. It supports direct capturing from hardware device and network sources and allow streaming over the network as well.
  • acserver is a barebone HTTP (RTSP and RTMP is being developed) multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts. Time shifting of live broadcast is also supported.
  • avplay is a simple media player based on SDL and on the FFmpeg libraries.
  • qt-faststart is a MOV atoms reorderer useful to reformat quickly ISO Media streams so the codec information are on the start of the file instead of the end.

Libraries

  • libavcodec is a library containing all the FFmpeg audio/video encoders and decoders. Most codecs were developed from scratch to ensure best performance and high code reusability.
  • libavformat is a library containing demuxers and muxers for audio/video container formats.
  • libavutil is a helper library containing routines common to different parts of FFmpeg.
  • libswscale is a library containing video image scaling routines.
  • libavfilter is in development and is an API and library for video and audio filtering.


Api compatibility

WIP

See also

External Links