ffmpeg-php extension 0.5.0 review

ffmpeg-php is an extension for PHP that adds an easy to use object-oriented API for retrieving information from movies and audio file

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Todd Kirby

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ffmpeg-php is an extension for PHP that adds an easy to use object-oriented API for retrieving information from movies and audio files.

It has methods for returning frames from movie files as images that can be manipulated using PHP's image functions.

This works well for automatically creating thumbnail images from movie files. ffmpeg-php is also useful for reporting the duration and bitrate of audio files (mp3, wma...). ffmpeg-php can access many of the formats supported by ffmpeg.

Here are some key features of "ffmpeg php extension":
Simple object oriented interface.
Has methods to grab frames from movie files and return them as images that can be manipulated using PHP's built-in image functions. This is great for automatically creating thumbnails for movie files.
Has the ability to use ffmpeg's excellent resampling and cropping features on returned images.
Provides access to data from mp3 files such as duration, bitrate and track meta information.

Requirements:
ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1 or higher.
php-4.3.0 or higher
gd-2.0 or higher (the version of GD bundled with PHP works too)

What's New in This Release:
Fixed bug in movie mopen (Thanks SilverCode)