VideoNative

High-performance video rendering in Python powered by C++, FFmpeg, and miniaudio.

Overview

VideoNative is a lightweight, low-level Python extension designed for efficient video and audio decoding. By leveraging native C++ bindings, it bridges high-performance media frameworks directly into Python applications.

Core Dependencies

• FFmpeg - Industry-standard library for video decoding and scaling.
• miniaudio - Single-file audio playback and management library.

Runtime requirements

• Numpy

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Tip

Looking for a complete implementation? Check out the CarbonPlayer repository for a full-fledged video player example built using this library.

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Build and Install Instructions

Select your operating system below for step-by-step setup instructions.

Windows

1. Prerequisites

Install the necessary C++ build tools and CMake using Windows Package Manager (winget):

# Install Visual C++ Build Tools
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.BuildTools

# Install CMake
winget install Kitware.CMake

2. Install FFmpeg Shared Libraries

Download and extract the required FFmpeg master builds:

cd "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads"
wget https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl-shared.zip -OutFile ffmpeg.zip
Expand-Archive -Path ffmpeg.zip -DestinationPath . -Force
Rename-Item -Path "ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl-shared" -NewName "ffmpeg"

3. Installation

Option A: Direct installation via pip

pip install https://github.com/Novfensec/VideoNative/archive/main.zip --no-cache

Option B: Build the extension locally

pip install -e .

# OR using CMake directly
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . --config Release

Linux

1. Prerequisites

Install the necessary development headers and media libraries:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config ffmpeg libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libswscale-dev libswresample-dev
pip install ninja cmake

2. Installation

Option A: Direct installation via pip

pip install https://github.com/Novfensec/VideoNative/archive/main.zip --no-cache

Option B: Build the extension locally

pip install -e .

# OR using CMake directly
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Android

Using the python-for-android Toolchain

To use VideoNative within Android environments, configure your buildozer.spec to use the appropriate fork and branch containing Android-specific patches:

1. Add ffmpeg, videonative and numpy to your application requirements:

   requirements = python3, kivy, ffmpeg, videonative, numpy

2. To follow the latest development configure the toolchain source or you can proceed with p4a.branch=develop and skip this configuration:

   p4a.fork = novfensec
   p4a.branch = videonative

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Please review the license files of the upstream dependencies FFmpeg and miniaudio for their respective licensing terms.