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kujo1987 · Feb 2nd, 2007, 2:37 AM

I'm in uni at the moment, and what to create a video editor for my final year project, but as of yet have no idea where to start even loading a video into C++. I've had a look around on the net to find ideas, and there have been a few suggestions such as Direct Show and Open GL. Is this the way to go to do such a thing, or is there an easier/more efficient way to do so.

Any help much appreciated

Alan

Game_Ender · Feb 2nd, 2007, 8:04 AM

You probably want to take a look at ffmpeg and libavcodec. It is the backend used by many video players on Linux and can encode and decode many video formats. This will just give you a raw buffer of pixels when decoded, so you just have to figure out how to show them.

Dietrich · Feb 9th, 2007, 6:02 PM

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) should do the trick.

Game_Ender · Feb 10th, 2007, 12:22 PM

Can you post a link to somewhere that describes what video codecs SDL supports? I can't find anything.

If you want to create a video editor you can use libavcodec as you export/import backend and you could use something like wxWidgets as your GUI. You should also investigate what QT has to offer.

Feb 2nd, 2007, 2:37 AM	#1
kujo1987 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	AVI videos in C++/C# I'm in uni at the moment, and what to create a video editor for my final year project, but as of yet have no idea where to start even loading a video into C++. I've had a look around on the net to find ideas, and there have been a few suggestions such as Direct Show and Open GL. Is this the way to go to do such a thing, or is there an easier/more efficient way to do so. Any help much appreciated Alan

Feb 2nd, 2007, 8:04 AM	#2
Game_Ender Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 306 Rep Power: 3	You probably want to take a look at ffmpeg and libavcodec. It is the backend used by many video players on Linux and can encode and decode many video formats. This will just give you a raw buffer of pixels when decoded, so you just have to figure out how to show them. __________________ Robotics @ Maryland AUV Team - Software Lead

Feb 9th, 2007, 6:02 PM	#3
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) should do the trick. __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!

Feb 10th, 2007, 12:22 PM	#4
Game_Ender Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 306 Rep Power: 3	Can you post a link to somewhere that describes what video codecs SDL supports? I can't find anything. If you want to create a video editor you can use libavcodec as you export/import backend and you could use something like wxWidgets as your GUI. You should also investigate what QT has to offer. __________________ Robotics @ Maryland AUV Team - Software Lead

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