Ffmpeg0

Realtime audio/video encoder/converter and streaming server

[ excerpt with adaptations from developer’s README ] ffmpeg is a hyper fast realtime audio/video encoder, a streaming server and a generic audio and video file converter.

It can convert a standard video source into several file formats based on DCT/motion compensation encoding. Sound is compressed in MPEG audio layer 2 or using an AC3 compatible stream.

What makes ffmpeg interesting ?

• Simple and efficient video encoder outputs MPEG1, H263, Real Videotm, MPEG4, DIVX and MJPEG compatible bitstreams using the same encoder core.
• Hyper fast MPEG audio layer 2 compression 50 times faster than realtime on a K6 500. [snip -> rest on website below]

ffmpeg is made of two programs

• ffmpeg soft VCR which encodes in real time to several formats. It can also encode from any supported input file format to any input supported format.
• ffserver high performance live broadcast streaming server based on the ffmpeg core encoders.

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