FFmpeg - Multimedia Hacking for the Masses

FFmpeg - Multimedia hacking for the masses


Jai Menon

September 30, 2009

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Outline

Outline

1 IntroductionHistoryCurrent Status

2 FeaturesCodec Layer — LibavcodecContainer Layer — Libavformat

3 Projects using FFmpegProjects using FFmpeg

4 QuestionsQuestions

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Introduction

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Introduction

History

History

Started by Fabrice Bellard in 2000.

Began with the aim of creating fast/efficient open sourceimplementations of popular multimedia formats.

Licensed under LGPL 2.1 (or later)

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Current Status

Current Status

Primary Maintainer and Guru — Michael Niedermayer.

Mostly independent of MPlayer, even though most developerswork on both projects.

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Features

Codec Layer — Libavcodec


Supports a multitude of formats

Mainstream formats - Mpeg 1/2/4 Video, H.264Proprietary Formats (through collaborative ReverseEngineering)

RV30/40, WMA, WMV, Apple Lossless, VP3/5/6 and a lotmore....

Misc. codecs like Theora.Game Formats

Bink, Smacker and more, again through RE efforts.

Highly optimized DSP code for most microarchitectures.

In house codecs — FFV1 and Snow.

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Mainstream formats - Mpeg 1/2/4 Video, H.264

Proprietary Formats (through collaborative ReverseEngineering)






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Misc. codecs like Theora.

Game Formats




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Container Layer — Libavformat


Aims to support all prominent media containers

MPEG PS, TS and variantsMatroskaProprietary Formats like TiVo, RED R3d etc.Game Formats

Also includes a very flexible network streaming and subtitleframework.

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MPEG PS, TS and variants

MatroskaProprietary Formats like TiVo, RED R3d etc.Game Formats


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MPEG PS, TS and variantsMatroska

Proprietary Formats like TiVo, RED R3d etc.Game Formats


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MPEG PS, TS and variantsMatroskaProprietary Formats like TiVo, RED R3d etc.

Game Formats


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MPEG PS, TS and variantsMatroskaProprietary Formats like TiVo, RED R3d etc.Game Formats


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Projects using FFmpeg

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FFdshow

Windows port of (parts) of the FFmpeg codeBecame quite popular in the windows world and still is fromwhat we hear ;)

Perian

Quicktime component which is similar to FFDshow in itsintent and allows native playback support for a lot of medianot playable out-of-the-box through Qt on MacOS.

Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)

MPlayer :)The Videolan projectMythTVRockboxXmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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FFdshowWindows port of (parts) of the FFmpeg code

Became quite popular in the windows world and still is fromwhat we hear ;)

Perian




Youtube

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FFdshowWindows port of (parts) of the FFmpeg codeBecame quite popular in the windows world and still is fromwhat we hear ;)

Perian




Youtube

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PerianQuicktime component which is similar to FFDshow in itsintent and allows native playback support for a lot of medianot playable out-of-the-box through Qt on MacOS.



Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)

The Videolan projectMythTVRockboxXmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)The Videolan project

MythTVRockboxXmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)The Videolan projectMythTV

RockboxXmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)The Videolan projectMythTVRockbox

Xmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)The Videolan projectMythTVRockboxXmms2

insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)The Videolan projectMythTVRockboxXmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube

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Most A/V players (both open as well as commercial)MPlayer :)The Videolan projectMythTVRockboxXmms2insert your favorite player here

Youtube10 / 12


Questions

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Questions

Questions

Questions

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