GStreamer is a versatile, pipeline-based multimedia framework that seamlessly connects various media processing tools, enabling efficient, complex multimedia workflows across platforms.
GStreamer is a powerful, open-source multimedia framework packed with features. It is mainly used to develop media applications for streaming, playback, non-linear editing, and more. Designed to simplify building applications that handle audio, video, and synchronized metadata, GStreamer leverages a flexible plugin system, providing various codecs and media processing tools.
Compatible with all major operating systems— including Linux, Android, Windows, macOS, and iOS —GStreamer also supports diverse hardware architectures such as x86, ARM, MIPS, and SPARC. It offers an extensive library of multimedia plugins (encoders, decoders, filters, etc.) and allows easy integration of third-party plugins. With comprehensive, developer-friendly documentation and a robust community contributing to its continuous development, GStreamer is a top choice for creating complex, efficient multimedia workflows.
GStreamer is a powerful, open-source multimedia framework packed with features. It is mainly used to develop media applications for streaming, playback, non-linear editing, and more. Designed to simplify building applications that handle audio, video, and synchronized metadata, GStreamer leverages a flexible plugin system, providing various codecs and media processing tools.
Compatible with all major operating systems— including Linux, Android, Windows, macOS, and iOS —GStreamer also supports diverse hardware architectures such as x86, ARM, MIPS, and SPARC. It offers an extensive library of multimedia plugins (encoders, decoders, filters, etc.) and allows easy integration of third-party plugins. With comprehensive, developer-friendly documentation and a robust community contributing to its continuous development, GStreamer is a top choice for creating complex, efficient multimedia workflows.
Working with multimedia is challenging. Therefore, selecting the correct framework to process audio and video streams is crucial to ensuring a successful project. In Fluendo, we believe that developers should consider the following:
GStreamer stands out in each of these areas. Its intelligent plugin architecture and robust core library simplify application development, offering reliable, well-tested components to meet diverse multimedia needs.
Working with multimedia is challenging. Therefore, selecting the correct framework to process audio and video streams is crucial to ensuring a successful project. In Fluendo, we believe that developers should consider the following:
GStreamer stands out in each of these areas. Its intelligent plugin architecture and robust core library simplify application development, offering reliable, well-tested components to meet diverse multimedia needs.
Fluendo offers a complete suite of GStreamer-based audio and video plugins, each equipped with patent licensing for commercial use. These plugins are compatible with any operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS) and can also integrate with other multimedia frameworks, such as FFmpeg, through our developed Enablers.
Designed for multimedia developers, the Fluendo SDK provides an intuitive API that enables seamless, GStreamer-powered media playback on applications across supported operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS) and architectures, including x86, x86_64, and ARM.
We put our expertise and support at your disposal to optimize or port plugins across hardware platforms or to develop new plugins and features tailored to your project’s needs. With our consulting services, we can help your business grow.
Fluendo offers a complete suite of GStreamer-based audio and video plugins, each equipped with patent licensing for commercial use. These plugins are compatible with any operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS) and can also integrate with other multimedia frameworks, such as FFmpeg, through our developed Enablers.
Designed for multimedia developers, the Fluendo SDK provides an intuitive API that enables seamless, GStreamer-powered media playback on applications across supported operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS) and architectures, including x86, x86_64, and ARM.
We put our expertise and support at your disposal to optimize or port plugins across hardware platforms or to develop new plugins and features tailored to your project’s needs. With our consulting services, we can help your business grow.
From the code to the action
Developments that bring real-world results. These case studies show how our solutions help your business achieve goals and enhance user experiences.
The company delivers advanced technology solutions that enhance public safety and border security, protecting critical infrastructure for nations worldwide, including multiple NATO members. To support these mission-critical requirements, Fluendo developed a highly modular video streaming and recording platform based on GStreamer, designed as a …
The company is an innovative leader in XR (Extended Reality) solutions, delivering immersive telepresence experiences through advanced wearable technologies for the industrial, education, and entertainment sectors. To enhance performance on next-generation XR devices, the company partnered with Fluendo to optimize GStreamer multimedia pipelines for …
The company develops autonomous marine vehicles for long-duration missions in remote and harsh environments, supporting environmental monitoring, inspection, and research applications. These platforms require reliable, real-time video communication even under limited or unstable bandwidth conditions. To address these challenges, the company …
The company develops a modern AI-powered camera system designed to create safer workplaces and enable smarter business operations across industries. To strengthen its multimedia engineering capabilities, the company partnered with Fluendo to enhance its team’s expertise in GStreamer with a strong focus on Rust-based development. Recognizing Rust’s …
Concepts with real-world potential
These use cases showcase the ideas, technologies, and approaches we’ve developed to solve real industry challenges.
In high-risk environments such as elderly care facilities, hospitals, public transit stations, or workplace safety zones, detecting human falls instantly is essential for preventing serious injuries and enabling rapid emergency response. However, continuous manual video surveillance monitoring is resource-intensive and prone to oversight. A growing …
Public spaces such as transportation hubs, university campuses, shopping centres, and event venues face growing security risks from both concealed and openly carried knives. These threats put heavy pressure on security teams to detect weapons quickly and respond before incidents escalate. Traditional manual monitoring of multiple CCTV or IP camera …
In modern live broadcasting and video surveillance, operators struggle to keep moving subjects framed when using traditional PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) cameras in dynamic environments such as lecture halls, theaters, or public spaces. An AI-driven subject tracking solution can autonomously detect and follow speakers, performers, or persons of interest, …
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Low-latency live streaming and recording for law enforcement with RRS.
Solving video playback artifacts and latency in mobile applications.
Efficient bounding box post-processing using GPU-native NMS-Raster.