#FFMPEGX FOR WINDOWS CODE#
Most codecs were developed from scratch to ensure best performance and high code reusability.
#FFMPEGX FOR WINDOWS LICENSE#
Released under the GNU Lesser General Public License or GNU General Public License (depending on which sub-libraries one would include), FFmpeg is free software.
FFmpeg developers recommend using the latest Git snapshot as development maintains a constantly stable trunk. Many FFmpeg developers are also part of the MPlayer project, and FFmpeg is hosted at the MPlayer project server.įFmpeg is developed under Linux, but it can be compiled under most operating systems, including Microsoft Windows. The project was started by Fabrice Bellard (using the pseudonym “Gerard Lantau”), and is now maintained by Michael Niedermayer. The name of the project comes from the MPEG video standards group, together with "FF" for "fast forward". 9 Other projects and applications that use FFmpeg.2 Image of applications that uses FFmpeg and libavcodec and libavformat.