GPAC: Open source multimedia framework

Abstract

GPAC is a multimedia framework for research and academic purposes in different aspects of multimedia, with a focus on presentation technologies (graphics, animation and interactivity). The project started in 2003 with the initial goal to develop from scratch, in ANSI C, clean software compliant to the MPEG-4 Systems standard, a small and flexible alternative to the MPEG-4 reference software. Since then, the project has evolved into an advanced multimedia player, a multimedia packager and several servers. The project is intended to a wide audience ranging from end-users or content creators with development skills who want to experiment the new standards for interactive technologies or want to convert files for mobile devices, to developers who need players and/or server for multimedia streaming applications.