FFmpeg
ffmpeg.orgA complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
Dev Toolsvideo-processingaudio-processingcodectranscodingopen-sourcecommand-linemultimedia
About
FFmpeg is a free, open-source multimedia framework that enables recording, converting, and streaming audio and video across platforms. It provides a suite of libraries and command-line tools supporting a vast range of codecs, formats, and hardware acceleration APIs. Developers and system integrators use it as a foundational component for audio/video processing pipelines.
Problem
Converting, recording, and streaming multimedia content across different formats and platforms is complex and requires broad codec and hardware support.
For
developers, system integrators, and distributors working with audio and video processing
How it works
FFmpeg provides command-line tools and C libraries that handle demuxing, decoding, filtering, encoding, and muxing of audio and video using a wide range of codecs and hardware accelerators.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched