libavcodec

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libavcodec
[[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]]FFmpeg team
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Written inC99
Operating systemAvailable for Windows, macOS, Linux but may be compiled for any other OS[1]
PlatformAvailable for x86 and ARM but may be compiled for other processor architectures
TypeMultimedia Library
LicenseGNU LGPL 2.1+ or GNU GPL 2+ or non-redistributable if compiled as such[2]
Websiteffmpeg.org

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libavcodec is an integral part of many open-source multimedia applications and frameworks. The popular MPV, xine and VLC media players use it as their main, built-in decoding engine that enables playback of many audio and video formats on all supported platforms. It is also used by the ffdshow tryouts decoder as its primary decoding library. libavcodec is also used in video editing and transcoding applications like Avidemux, MEncoder or Kdenlive for both decoding and encoding.

libavcodec contains decoder and sometimes encoder implementations of several proprietary formats, including ones for which no public specification has been released. As such, a significant reverse engineering effort is part of libavcodec development. Having such codecs available within the standard libavcodec framework gives a number of benefits over using the original codecs, most notably increased portability, and in some cases also better performance, since libavcodec contains a standard library of highly optimized implementations of common building blocks, such as DCT and color space conversion. However, while libavcodec does strive to achieve decoding that is bit-exact to their official format implementations, occasional bugs and missing features in such re-implementations can sometimes introduce playback compatibility problems for certain files.

Implemented video codecs

libavcodec includes video decoders and/or encoders for the following formats, this list is not exhaustive:[6] Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".

Implemented audio codecs

libavcodec includes decoders and encoders for the following formats:[6] Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".

Libavcodec contains more than 100 codecs,[8] most of which do not just store uncompressed data. Most codecs that compress information could be claimed by patent holders.[9] Such claims may be enforceable in countries like the United States which have implemented software patents, but are considered unenforceable or void in countries that have not implemented software patents.

Furthermore, many of these codecs are only released under terms that forbid reverse engineering, even for purposes of interoperability. These terms of use are forbidden in certain countries. For example, some European Union nations have not implemented software patents and have laws expressly allowing reverse engineering for purposes of interoperability.[10]

Libraries that depend on libavcodec

  • libavformat (part of FFmpeg)
  • libgegl (optional part of GEGL)
    • libgimp (part of GIMP)
  • libmpcodecs (part of MPlayer)
    • libmpdemux (part of MPlayer)

Applications using libavcodec

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Main category: Software that uses FFmpeg

Video players

Audio players

  • Audacious (Uses in audacious-plugins's ffaudio)
  • Rockbox (Includes only FLAC code)
  • XMMS2

Multimedia players

Video editors

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Audio editors

Video converters

Video libraries

Optical disc authoring

Graphics libraries

3D graphics editors

VoIP

Multimedia streaming server

Multimedia frameworks

Computer vision libraries

Browser

Media center

Screen capture

Device utilities

  • BitPim – utilities for CDMA phones

CCTV

  • ZoneMinder – video camera security suite
  • Motion – video camera security/monitoring program

Games

Others

References

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