Nokia choose to work with Fluendo on GStreamer multimedia framework for embedded devices
Jun 9th, 20:21 UTC
Nokia and Fluendo working together on GStreamer multimedia framework on relation to the recently released GNU/Linux based Nokia 770 internet tablet
Unix and GNU/Linux multimedia specialists Fluendo and world leader in mobile
technology Nokia announced today the work done to strengthen the qualities of
the popular open source GStreamer framework for usage on embedded devices. The
effort includes work on improving core features of GStreamer to
reduce resource usage and memory footprint even further.
"Nokia is constantly looking for new opportunities to innovate and drive
our product development forward faster, being able to work with Fluendo on GStreamer has enabled us to do this when working on the Nokia 770.",
Nokia Software Development Manager Yannick Pellet says.
"Being able to join forces with a world leader like Nokia with their unique
tradition of innovation and engineering excellence is a fantastic opportunity for us",
Fluendo Business Manager Christian Schaller says.
"The usage of Linux on embedded systems is growing fast and being able to
use the same API and framework on embedded devices that they use for their multimedia desktop and server development is a great boon for developers. Thanks to being able to work on this with Nokia we are able to provide developers with this unified solution."
The GStreamer framework is a central part of the Nokia 770 internet tablet
providing its multimedia processing and handling facilities. As the central
multimedia component in the Maemo development platform on which the Nokia 770
is built GStreamer will enable developers to create all sorts of multimedia
applications for this innovative device.
The results of this collaboration will continuously be submitted to the GStreamer
Open Source community and merged into the project under the same licensing terms
that governs GStreamer today, the GNU LGPL license, allowing the functionality of
GStreamer to be accessed by products under licensing terms of their creators own
choosing.
The GStreamer framework is the leading multimedia framework on Linux and Unix systems being deployed both as part of the GNOME desktop utilized by vendors such as Red Hat, Novell, Sun and Canonical and by being utilized by server side products such as the Flumotion Streaming Media server by Fluendo.
GStreamer popularity comes from its modular and clean design allowing it to be
utilized for everything ranging from small handheld devices, full fledged desktop solutions to back-end media processing and delivery systems.
Fluendo is a company specialized in delivering products and consulting services
focusing on UNIX and GNU/Linux multimedia. Fluendo employs several of the central developers of the GStreamer multimedia framework, which is quickly establishing itself as
the de-facto standard multimedia framework for GNU/Linux and UNIX systems.
Fluendo's flagship product is the streaming media server, Flumotion,
blessed with a unique and powerful distributed design. Fluendo comes out ahead by combining best-of-breed systems from the Open Source world with a strong team of highly knowledgeable software engineers and a management team with a lot of
streaming media expertise.
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.
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