Encoding & Codecs

About this collection

Encoding & Codecs brings together 580 curated resources from across the video technology landscape. Notable topics include Benchmarking & Performance Tools for Codecs, Cloud-Based Encoding Solutions, Codecs, and Comparative Analysis of Codecs.

Resources (showing 553–576 of 580)

• hevc.jsHEVC decoder in WASM transcribed directly from the H.265 spec, pixel-validated against ffmpeg on 128 streams; ships as a dash.js drop-in pl…
• libiamf — AOMedia IAMF Reference ImplementationReference decoder library for the Immersive Audio Model and Formats specification, supporting the base-enhanced profile.
• libxaacIttiam Extended HE-AAC full encoder and decoder supporting AAC-LC, HE-AACv1/v2 object types.
• nano-hevcMinimal educational HEVC encoder written in pure Python, readable-over-fast, for teaching codec internals.
• OpenAPV — Reference Encoder/Decoder for Samsung APVASWF-hosted reference implementation of the APV intra-only mezzanine codec (4:0:0–4:4:4:4, 10-16 bit) with NEON and AVX optimizations, back…
• OpenVVCOpen-source (LGPLv2.1) real-time software VVC/H.266 decoder library with frame and tile parallelism, RPR support.
• Opus (xiph/opus)Reference implementation of the Opus audio codec, recently adding deep-learning-based packet loss concealment.
• opus-jsActively maintained fork encoding/decoding OggOpus and RawOpus in the browser via WASM.
• prores-software-decoder — Real-Time Software ProRes DecoderReal-time software decoder/demo for Apple ProRes, enabling ProRes playback without hardware VideoToolbox support.
• simple-lossless-encoder (libjxl)Standalone single-file C++ lossless JPEG XL encoder with no dependencies.
• uavs3e — AVS3-P2 Video EncoderOpen-source baseline encoder for the Chinese AVS3-P2 video standard; SSE4/AVX2 optimized, 10-bit, competitive with AV1/VVC on fidelity.
• V-Nova LCEVCdec — MPEG-5 LCEVC Decoder SDKV-Nova's official open-source MPEG-5 LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding) decoder SDK, with CPU and experimental Vulkan GPU deco…
• V-Nova LCEVCdecJS — LCEVC Web DecoderJavaScript/WebGL MPEG-5 LCEVC decoder for browser video playback, enabling LCEVC enhancement layer rendering on the web.
• Av1transcoderTranscode video files to the AV1 format using FFmpeg and libaom-av1.
• avpipeGo/C library built on FFmpeg internals providing a simple API to transcode into MP4/M4S (HLS/DASH) segments on the fly, used in production…
• Codem TranscodeOffline video transcoder written in node.js.
• Django Video TranscodingSimple video transcoding application for Django Framework
• Dolby Encoding Engine PluginsContribute to DolbyLaboratories/dolby-encoding-engine development by creating an account on GitHub.
• Fantastic TranscoderFantastic transcoder is a video transcoder which utilizes massively parallel compute to achieve ludicrous conversion speeds.
• MediaMolder - FFmpeg for the AI eraA rewrite of the interface and orchestration layers of FFmpeg: a graphical interface to visualize, edit, validate and run processing graphs…
• Node Transcodingnode.js video transcoding library.
• NotEnoughAV1EncodesGUI Handler for AV1 Encoders (aomenc, rav1e & svt-av1)
• Rate Control TestsTests for different rate control modes in x264. Contribute to slhck/rate-control-tests development by creating an account on GitHub.
• React Native TranscodeVideo Transcoder for React Native.