LibAV
A collection of libraries and tools for processing multimedia content including audio, video, subtitles, and metadata.
What is LibAV?
Libav is a collection of libraries and tools for processing multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles, and metadata. It provides implementations for codecs, streaming protocols, container formats, and utilities to manipulate and analyze media files. The project serves as a foundational toolkit for developers building multimedia applications or needing to handle media programmatically.
Developers and engineers working on multimedia applications, media processing pipelines, or tools that require audio/video encoding, decoding, streaming, or analysis. It is also suitable for system integrators needing command-line utilities for media conversion and inspection.
Libav offers a modular, LGPL-licensed alternative to similar multimedia frameworks, with a focus on codec support, format handling, and filtering capabilities. Its separation into distinct libraries allows for flexible integration, and the included command-line tools provide ready-to-use functionality for common media tasks.
Overview
Libav github mirror, clone of git://git.libav.org/libav
Use Cases
Best For
- Converting between audio and video formats using command-line tools
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