FFmpeg is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

FFmpeg project is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec, the leading audio/video codec library.

FFmpeg is developed under Linux, but it can compiled under most operating systems.

Here are some key features of "FFmpeg":

· ffmpeg is a command line tool to convert one video file format to another. It also supports grabbing and encoding in real time from a TV card.
· ffserver is an HTTP (RTSP is being developped) multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts. Time shifting of live broadcast is also supported.
· ffplay is a simple media player based on SDL and on the FFmpeg libraries.
· libavcodec is a library containing all the FFmpeg audio/video encoders and decoders. Most codecs were developped from scratch to ensure best performances and high code reusability.
· libavformat is a library containing parsers and generators for all common audio/video formats.