libquicktime
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Description:
Library for reading and writing quicktime files
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: multimedia video library quicktime c
Install: brew install libquicktime
About:
Libquicktime is an open-source library designed for reading and writing QuickTime movie files. It provides a comprehensive API for developers to integrate multimedia functionality into their applications. The library supports a wide range of codecs and formats, making it a versatile tool for video processing.
Key Features:
  • Support for a wide variety of audio and video codecs
  • C-based API for efficient multimedia processing
  • Extensible plugin architecture for adding new codecs
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Use Cases:
  • Developing custom video editing or transcoding software
  • Integrating QuickTime file support into Linux applications
  • Extracting audio or video streams from multimedia files
Alternatives:
  • FFmpeg – FFmpeg is a much more comprehensive and actively maintained multimedia framework that supports a wider array of formats and is the industry standard.
  • GStreamer – GStreamer provides a more modern, pipeline-based architecture for building complex multimedia applications, though it has a steeper learning curve.
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