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== Supported media and interfaces ==
FFmpeg supports the following devices via external libraries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-devices.html |title=FFmpeg Devices Documentation |publisher=ffmpeg.org |access-date=2021-10-25 |archive-date=2021-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025071944/https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-devices.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Media ===
* [[Compact disc]] (via libcdio; input only)

=== Physical interfaces ===
* [[IEEE 1394]] (a.k.a. FireWire; via libdc1394 and libraw1394; input only)
* [[IEC 61883]] (via libiec61883; input only)
* [[Blackmagic Design|DeckLink]]
* [[Brooktree]] video capture chip (via bktr driver; input only)

=== Audio IO ===
* [[Advanced Linux Sound Architecture]] (ALSA)
* [[Open Sound System]] (OSS)
* [[PulseAudio]]
* [[JACK Audio Connection Kit]] (JACK; input only)
* [[OpenAL]] (input only)
* [[sndio]]
* [[Core Audio]] (for [[macOS]])
** [[AVFoundation]] (input only)
** AudioToolbox (output only)

=== Video IO ===
* [[Video4Linux]]2
* [[Video for Windows]] (input only)
* Windows [[DirectShow]]
* Android Camera (input only)

=== Screen capture and output ===
* [[Simple DirectMedia Layer]] 2 (output only)
* [[OpenGL]] (output only)
* [[Linux framebuffer]] (fbdev)
* [[Graphics Device Interface]] (GDI; input only)
* [[X Window System]] (X11; via [[XCB]]; input only)
* [[X video extension]] (XV; via [[Xlib]]; output only)
* [[Direct Rendering Manager#Kernel Mode Setting|Kernel Mode Setting]] (via libdrm; input only)

=== Others ===
* [[ASCII art]] (via libcaca; output only)