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diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/pkg-descr b/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cdb037459048 --- /dev/null +++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg-devel/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +[ excerpt (with adaptations) from developer's README ] +ffmpeg is a hyper fast realtime audio/video encoder, a streaming +server and a generic audio and video file converter. + +It can convert a standard video source into several file formats +based on DCT/motion compensation encoding. Sound is compressed in +MPEG audio layer 2 or using an AC3 compatible stream. + +What makes ffmpeg interesting ? +- Simple and efficient video encoder: outputs MPEG1, H263, Real + Video(tm), MPEG4, DIVX and MJPEG compatible bitstreams using the + same encoder core. +- Hyper fast MPEG audio layer 2 compression (50 times faster than + realtime on a K6 500). +[snip -> rest on website below] + +ffmpeg is made of two programs: +* ffmpeg: soft VCR which encodes in real time to several formats. + It can also encode from any supported input file format to any + input supported format. +* ffserver: high performance live broadcast streaming server based + on the ffmpeg core encoders. + +WWW: http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/ |