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LIVE555

LIVE555 Streaming Media is a set of open source (LGPL) C++ libraries developed by Live Networks, Inc. for multimedia streaming. The libraries support open standards such as RTP/RTCP and RTSP for streaming, and can also manage video RTP payload formats such as H.264, H.265, MPEG, VP8, and DV, and audio RTP payload formats such as MPEG, AAC, AMR, AC-3 and Vorbis. It is used internally by well-known software such as VLC and mplayer.

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LIVE555
DevelopersLive Networks, Inc.
Written inC++
Operating systemUnix, Windows, QNX, Linux
TypeLibrary
LicenseLGPL
Websitewww.live555.com

LIVE555 Streaming Media is a set of open source (LGPL) C++ libraries developed by Live Networks, Inc. for multimedia streaming. The libraries support open standards such as RTP/RTCP and RTSP for streaming, and can also manage video RTP payload formats such as H.264, H.265, MPEG, VP8, and DV, and audio RTP payload formats such as MPEG, AAC, AMR, AC-3 and Vorbis.1 It is used internally by well-known software such as VLC and mplayer.

The software distribution also includes a complete RTSP server application, RTSP clients and a RTSP proxy server.234

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  1. "LIVE555 Streaming Media". live555.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. "The LIVE555 Media Server". live555.com. March 30, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. "LIVE555 Streaming Media - testProgs". live555.com. July 28, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. "The LIVE555 Proxy Server". live555.com. October 28, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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