It is now available for download version 1.10 of GStreamer, multimedia framework open source that now supports Vulkan API in Wayland.
In this manner GStreamer continues with its more than 15 years of constant updates, which has made it in many cases the default multimedia framework in many distributions.
GStreamer
What is GStreamer?
GStreamer is a open source multimedia framework, who can be run on (GNU / Linux, Android, Windows, Max OS X, iOS, Solaris among others), it is written in the C programming language, Using the GObject library. The application had its first official version in January 2001 and from that moment to the present it has had major updates.
El GStreamer framework allow create audiovisual applications such as: video, sound, encoding, etc. For example, with GStreamer you can play music or perform more complex tasks like mixing audio and video.
The core function of GStreamer is to provide a framework for plugins, data flow and handling / negotiation of different types of media. It also provides an API for writing applications.
This multimedia framework can be connected to other multimedia frameworks to reuse existing components (eg codecs) and use input / output mechanisms for various platforms.
GStreamer 1.10.0 Features
- Implementation of Vulkan API support on Wayland display server.
- Improvements in OpenGL y OpenGL ES.
- It has a new experimental compilation system based on Meson.
- Incorporation of the new GstStream API that allows applications a meaningful view of the structure of flows and facilitates the handling of complex container formats, also implements the experimental elements decodebin3 y playbin3.
- Plugin improvements VAAPI (Video Acceleration API).
- Multi-device Compatibility Bluetooth.
- Multi-device Compatibility RTP / RTSP.
- Multi-device Compatibility V4L2 (Video4Linux).
- Audio conversion and echo cancellation.
- Adding the new modules gst-docs (for documentation) and gst-examples (for examples of applications made in GStreamer).
- The process for the migration of documentation to Markdown format, in order to update maintenance and updates.
- Many other improvements.
How to download GStreamer 1.10.0?
Almost all distros have the official GStreamer packages in their repositories, so it is enough to install it in the usual way of each distro, in the same way, we can download the official version from here..
To conclude, I hope everyone enjoys these new improvements and thanks to the GStreamer team especially for the incorporation of Markdown in their documentation, since it is something that will help you a lot in the constant update.