libxvmc ☆
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Description:
X.Org: X-Video Motion Compensation API
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: multimedia video xorg hardware-acceleration library
Install: brew install libxvmc
About:
Libxvmc is the X-Video Motion Compensation library, providing a client-side API for the X Window System. It enables video playback applications to offload computationally intensive motion compensation tasks to dedicated video hardware. This results in significantly reduced CPU usage and smoother playback of MPEG-2 and other video formats.
Key Features:
  • Hardware-accelerated video decoding
  • Reduces CPU load for video playback
  • Standard X.Org extension for video
  • API for motion compensation tasks
Use Cases:
  • Hardware-assisted video playback in media players
  • Developing applications requiring video decoding acceleration
  • Reducing system resource usage during video streaming
Alternatives:
  • VA-API – A more modern and comprehensive video acceleration API, while libxvmc is older and specific to motion compensation.
  • VDPAU – NVIDIA's proprietary API offering broader video acceleration features beyond just motion compensation.
Version History
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Oct 27, 2024 12:49pm 0 VERSION_BUMP daa6bf5e
Sep 13, 2024 2:02pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 1e503e1f
Sep 17, 2023 12:17pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 80f2b9e8
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