libquvi
News
- 2012-03-27: quvi 0.2.16.6 released
- 2012-03-23: libquvi-scripts 0.4.4 released
- 2012-03-23: libquvi 0.4.1 released
- 2012-03-01: quvi 0.4.2 released
- 2012-03-01: libquvi-scripts 0.4.3 and quvi 0.2.16.5 released
About
The "quvi" project originates from the idea of working around the flash requirement found on many media hosting websites (e.g. YouTube). The project consists of:
If you are looking for an alternative to (Adobe) flash, see here instead. You may also want to read about the problems with flash (e.g. performance, security) from the same page.
About: libquvi-scripts
libquvi-scripts contains a selection of the Lua scripts used by libquvi.
- Easy learn, extend and maintain
- Cross-platform
About: libquvi
libquvi is a small C library that can be used to parse flash media stream URLs.
- Parse media properties (stream URL, title, ID, ...)
- C library: Fast and low system footprint
- C API is uncomplicated and simple to use
- Support for 50+ websites and growing
About: quvi
libquvi-in-a-command-line-tool. It was originally created to aid the development work of the libquvi scripts.
- Fast and low system footprint
- Basic JSON and XML output
Platforms
quvi project supports Linux and BSD systems only. The upstream does give a flying hoot about mac or mswindows.
Download
You can find the current release here. The latest source code can be browsed from:
- libquvi-scripts.git
- quvi-tool.git
- libquvi.git
- quvi.git for 0.2.16-stable (and earlier)
If you want to verify the downloads, you can find the key used for the signatures from one of the following keyservers:
- subkeys.pgp.net
- pgp.mit.edu
Bugs
Report bugs here.
Development
- If you are interested in contributing to the project, please read more here
- Check out the wiki and the DevelopmentStatus page
- See also Mailing lists
Mailing lists
Please see the wiki for the complete list of the mailing lists.
If you are a developer looking to contribute to the project, please consider subscribing to the quvi-devel list.
License
quvi, libquvi and libquvi-scripts are free software, licensed under the LGPLv2.1+.
Using libquvi
Please read the overview in the online documentation. Additional examples can be found in the examples directory. Recommended reading is also the source code of quvi.
See also the FAQs as well as the wiki.
Bindings for other languages
- python-libquvi for Python
- WWW::Quvi for Perl
- php_quvi for PHP
Projects that use libquvi or quvi
Totem
"Totem's new Vegas browser plugin provides you with a way to watch Flash based videos, without using Flash, using libquvi's growing collection of supported sites." -- Vegas, baby!
Copyright © 2012 Toni Gundogdu. Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.