membraneframework/membrane_core

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Membrane Core is the heart of Membrane Framework, a multimedia processing and streaming framework written in Elixir. It lets developers build custom media servers and pipelines for streaming, transcoding, mixing, and recording audio and video over protocols like WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, and RTMP.

Use cases

• build a WebRTC SFU for video conferencing
• transcode video streams between codecs like h264 and vp8
• mix and process audio in real time
• record streams to MP4 or MKV containers
• stream IP camera feeds via RTSP
• integrate media pipelines into a Phoenix web application
• overlay text on live video streams

When to choose

• you need a customizable multimedia pipeline in Elixir
• you want to build a media server with WebRTC, HLS, or RTMP support
• you need fault-tolerant, scalable streaming that integrates with Elixir apps
• you want to plug custom processing into any stage of a media pipeline

When to avoid

• you need a turnkey, out-of-the-box media SaaS solution
• your project is not in Elixir or on the BEAM
• you only need simple one-off video file conversion
• you require a framework with a large non-Elixir ecosystem of plugins

Facets

framework · maturity active

streaming video-processing audio-processing middleware developer-tools media web-development elixir cross-platform multimedia webrtc hls rtmp transcoding pipeline media-server elixir video audio real-time linux macos

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