libmpeg2
A free library for decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video streams. It’s lightweight and portable, used in several open source media players for MPEG-2 playback.
Codec
JCodec
A pure Java implementation of common video and audio codecs (H.264, VP8, etc.), enabling decoding and encoding of media entirely in Java without native dependencies.
FFV1 Codec
FFmpeg’s FFV1 is a lossless intra-frame video codec. It’s open, extremely efficient for archiving video, and is defined in an ongoing standardization (supported by archival institutions).
UT Video Codec Suite
An open source lossless video codec from Umezawa that provides fast encoding/decoding and is often used for lossless video compression on Windows (supports RGB and YUV formats).
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Lagarith Lossless Codec
A lossless video codec for Windows that offers high compression ratios. Useful for archival and intermediate video editing workflows where quality must be preserved (open source).
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CineForm SDK
GoPro’s CineForm codec SDK, open-sourced, providing tools and libraries for the CineForm HD wavelet-based video codec used for high-fidelity video compression.
Media Player Classic – Black Edition (MPC-BE)
An enhanced, community-driven fork of the classic MPC-HC for Windows. MPC-BE includes additional features, updated codecs, and bug fixes while maintaining a lightweight footprint.
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Fraunhofer VVenC (VVC Encoder)
An open source H.266/VVC video encoder library from Fraunhofer HHI implementing the Versatile Video Coding standard with a focus on performance and efficiency.
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NVIDIA Video Codec SDK
NVIDIA’s official SDK for GPU-accelerated video encode/decode on GeForce and Quadro cards (NVENC/NVDEC). It provides APIs for developers to utilize NVIDIA hardware video codecs.
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Doom9 Forums
A long-standing forum community dedicated to digital video discussion, including codec development, DVD backup, video encoding techniques, and troubleshooting.
