FFmpeg
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FFmpeg is an open source software project whose main purpose is to convert video and audio formats. It also supports some still image formats. It includes:
- libavformat, a library for reading and writing "container" formats and other file formats
- libavcodec, a library of video and audio codecs
- ffmpeg, a command line format conversion utility
- ffplay, a simple media player
External links
Libav
There is a fork of FFmpeg, confusingly named Libav. It is perhaps more focused on quality, while FFmpeg is more focused on features.
See also
- VLC, a popular media player that uses FFmpeg's libavcodec library.
