Libav provides cross-platform tools and libraries to convert, manipulate and stream a wide range of multimedia formats and protocols.

Libav is free software licensed under the LGPL or GPL depending on your choice of configuration options. If you use Libav or its constituent libraries, you must adhere to the terms of the license in question. You can find basic compliance information and get licensing help on our license and legal considerations page.

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