Last Updated on July 11, 2021
MPEG4IP provides an end-to-end system to explore streaming multimedia. The package includes many existing open source packages and the “glue” to integrate them together.
This is a tool for streaming video and audio that is standards-oriented and free from proprietary protocols and extensions.
The software provides a live MPEG-4/H.261/MPEG-2/H.263 MP3/AAC/AMR broadcaster and file recorder, command line utilities such as an MP4 file creator and hinter, and an player that can both stream and playback from local file.
Features include:
- mpeg4ip player supports:
- File Formats:
- avi, mp4, limited .mov, .mpg (transport and program streams), .wav, raw aac, raw mp3, raw mp4v, raw .h264.
- Video codecs:
- mpeg-4 (xvid, xvid-1.0, ISO reference), mpeg1/2 (libmpeg3, mpeg2dec), H.261, YUV (i420 raw).
- Using ffmpeg: h.263, Sorenson, some MJPEG, H.264.
- Audio codecs:
- aac (faad, faad2 with seperate download), mp3, celp, ac3 (with seperate download), raw PCM, G.711 alaw and ulaw.
- Using ffmpeg: AMR NB, AMR WB, G.711 alaw and ulaw.
- Streaming capability:
- RTSP, SDP, RTP (rfc 3551 for raw audio, 2250 for mpeg1/2 audio and video, 3016 for mpeg4 video, 3119 for mp3, 3640 for aac/celp audio, 3267 for AMR octet-aligned only, 3984 for h.264), mpeg2 transport streams (mpeg2 video, mp3 and ac3 audio), both multicast and streaming.
- Supports http fetch of sdp files.
- Other features:
- 1/2, double and full screen video, change aspect ratio of video.
- Audio should be able to convert channels and format to match any hardware, but not frequency.
- IsmaCryp 1.0 specification is supported for local playback and streaming playback.
- File Formats:
Website: sourceforge.net/projects/mpeg4ip-ng
Support:
Developer: David Mackie, Blane Eisenberg, Bill May
License: Mozilla Public License 1.1
MPEG4IP is written in C++ and C. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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