mrv2 is a professional media player and review tool for visual effects, animation, and computer graphics workflows.
It supports playback and review of movie files, image sequences, and RAW camera formats, and includes features aimed at production use such as annotations, timeline support, stereo viewing, and color-managed playback.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Professional player and review tool for VFX, animation, and computer graphics workflows.
- Supports movie files, image file sequences, and RAW camera formats.
- Includes multi-channel audio, color management, and HDR support.
- Offers A/B comparison and native OpenTimelineIO support with dissolves and playlist creation.
- Supports OpenEXR multichannel, multiview, tiled, multipart, and YC workflows.
- Provides a Python 3 API and plugin system for customization and integration.
- Includes stereo 3D viewing modes and PDF export of annotations and notes.
- Supports OpenGL and Vulkan backends.
- Cross–platform support – ruuns on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/ggarra13/mrv2
Support:
Developer: Gonzalo Garramuno and contributors
License: BSD 3-Clause License

mrv2 is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
This program was suggested by Tarek Hasan who completed the software form.
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