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x264 is a GPL-licensed H.264 encoder that is used in the free VideoLAN and MEncoder transcoding applications and, as of December 2005, remains the only reasonably complete open source and free software implementation of the standard, with support for Main Profile and High Profile. [10] A Video for Windows build is still available.
Microsoft Expression Encoder [6] (formerly Expression Media Encoder) is a discontinued [7] transcoding and non-linear video editing software application for Microsoft Windows. It can create video streams for distribution via Microsoft Silverlight. This utility is created to record the screen for various purposes such asYouTube, Twitch etc.
OBS Studio (also Open Broadcaster Software or OBS, for short) [8] is a free and open-source, cross-platform screencasting and streaming app. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux distributions, and BSD. The OBS Project raises funds on Open Collective and Patreon. [9] [10]
This software is commonly used for desktop recording, gameplay recording and video editing. Screencasting software is typically limited to streaming and recording desktop activity alone, in contrast with a software vision mixer, which has the capacity to mix and switch the output between various input streams.
AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is an open, royalty-free video coding format initially designed for video transmissions over the Internet. It was developed as a successor to VP9 by the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), [2] a consortium founded in 2015 that includes semiconductor firms, video on demand providers, video content producers, software development companies and web browser vendors.
Windows operating system [citation needed] Free for licensees of the Windows operating system [41] Windows Media Player, Windows Media Encoder: FFmpeg (decoding only for Pro, Lossless and Voice) internet streaming Yes No Yes Yes Optional [42] Audio compression format Creator First public release date Latest stable version Encoder Player
Due to this RTMP streaming support is declining rapidly. But it is still very useful for broadcasting live, because of its low-latency. The Broadcaster ingest the stream through a RTMP server which then encodes and sends the resultant stream to a HLS [2] (HTTP Live Streaming) URL. Which then can use a number of players and devices from desktops ...
The quality the codec can achieve is heavily based on the compression format the codec uses. A codec is not a format, and there may be multiple codecs that implement the same compression specification – for example, MPEG-1 codecs typically do not achieve quality/size ratio comparable to codecs that implement the more modern H.264 specification.