C++: FFMPEG and SDL resources

Question

I'm looking for resources (preferably books, but websites are fine too) for using FFmpeg and/or SDL with C++.

Stuff I'd like to be able to do (eventually):

Decode and play videos in realtime to a QT widget (the QT part isn't a problem)
Overlay text and images on the video (in realtime)
Loop video
Cross-fade from one video to another (in realtime)
Some kind of DVD functionality
LIVE sources? (i.e. webcam, stream, etc.)

So far I've looked at (and consider helpful) the following resources:

FFmpeg and SDL Tutorial by Dranger (extremely helpful)
Stack Overflow: ffmpeg C API documentation/tutorial (not a duplicate, btw)
Sample code bundled with FFMPEG libraries

(I'll try and update this list with anything helpful below)

Thanks for any help...

Also: Operating System is Windows (but maybe one day cross-platform)
Also 2: Resources using alternatives are welcome too... i.e. DirectShow, VFW, etc.

I updated Dranger's source code here: https://github.com/phamquy/FFmpeg-tutorial-samples — jAckOdE, Oct 12 '12 at 07:27

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '10 at 20:27

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If all you need is to decode and play videos and require overlays I would consider using the Phonon framework, and use QT Graphics View by using a Phonon::VideoWidget inside a QGraphicsProxyWidget. That way you can easily get overlays, cross-fading, animations etc. Phonon in Windows uses DirectShow as a back-end. You can install FFDShow and get the same codecs ffmpeg has to play videos.

answered May 19 '10 at 20:27

Vicken Simonian

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Based on this post (http://lists.trolltech.com/pipermail/qt-interest/2010-February/019385.html), I was under the impression that it couldn't be done with Phonon. – Adam May 20 '10 at 02:00
(that, and I couldn't find any way to do it in the documentation - it works more like a video player with load and play operations) – Adam May 20 '10 at 02:01
Take a look at this demo http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2008/11/28/videos-get-pimped Its using Phonon+GfxView to do transparency and fast video transforms. – Vicken Simonian May 20 '10 at 16:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 22 '13 at 02:33

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There is an FFMPEG C++ wrapper library : FOBS. It is quite simple to use, but what you gain in simplicity you lose in fine grained configuration. It works great but is always a bit outdated.

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answered May 20 '10 at 09:08

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thanks - i'd accept your answer too if I could since I haven't decided yet which I'm going to go with (but I'll probably stay with Phonon if it turns out that it can handle EVERYTHING I want to do) – Adam May 20 '10 at 21:06
You are welcome. I do not know about Phonon. I will perhaps give it a try to compare ... But it seems too tied to KDE to fit my needs. – neuro May 21 '10 at 08:35

C++: FFMPEG and SDL resources

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