FFmpeg 20170312

FFmpeg is an inconspicuous, but very important tool for working with video and sound. It is a set of free and open source libraries that allow you to record, convert and transmit digital media recordings in various formats, and the main task is video encoding.

Supports a wide range of video formats, can use hardware acceleration to minimize conversion time. Offers its own implementation of video codecs optimized for speed.

With the help of these libraries, you can:

• convert video to iPod/iPhone format
• extract audio track from video and save to mp3
• cut video into pictures
• convert audio format from ac3 to mp3
• glue two and more videos in one
• and more

Features:

• Maximum fast encoding of audio and video.
• Allows you to create broadcasts on the Internet.
• It consists of the following components:
  ffmpeg is a command-line utility for converting a video file from one format to another. It can also be used to capture live video from a TV card.
  • ffserver is an HTTP streaming server for video or radio broadcasting.
  • ffplay is a simple media player based on SDL and FFmpeg libraries.
  • libavcodec is a library with all audio/video codecs.
  • libavformat is a library with multiplexers and demultiplexers for various audio and video formats.
  • libavutil is a library with standard common routines for various ffmpeg components. Includes Adler-32, CRC, MD5, SHA1, LZO decompressor, Base64 encoder/decoder, DES Cipher/Decryptor, RC4 Cipher/decryptor and AES cipher/decryptor.
  • libpostproc is a library of standard video processing routines.
  • libswscale is a library for video scaling.
  • libavfilter is a vhook replacement that allows you to change the video stream between the decoder and the encoder on the fly.