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GStreamer 1.28-RC1 Brings A Rust-Based GIF Decoder, Other New Rust Components

([Multimedia] 6 Hours Ago GStreamer 1.28)


On Monday the first release candidate of the GStreamer 1.28 multimedia framework was released. As is a recurring focus in recent releases, more GStreamer code is written in Rust for memory safety especially around decoding content.

GStreamer 1.28-RC1 introduces a new GIF decoder written in the Rust programming language. The GStreamer 1.28 release also brings a new YOLOX tensor decoder written in Rust along with a new audio source separation element and a new Icecastsink element with AAC support.

In addition to the new Rust components, GStreamer 1.28 has been working on improvements to inference elements, support for gapless looping in GstPlay, fixed handling of JPEG images with HDR gain maps, and a variety of other bug fixes and improvements.

Downloads and more details on this updated open-source multimedia framework via [1]GStreamer on FreeDesktop.org .



[1] https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/news/


Brief History Of Linux (#7)
The Rise of Geeks

The late 19th Century saw the rise and fall of "geeks", wild carnival
performers who bit the heads off live chickens. This vocal minority,
outcast from mainstream society, clamored for respect, but failed. Their
de facto spokesman, Tom Splatz, tried to expose America to their plight in
his 312-page book, "Geeks".

In the book Splatz documented the life of two Idahoan geeks with no social
life as they made a meager living traveling the Pacific Northwest in
circuses. While Splatz's masterpiece was a commercial failure, the book
did set a world record for using the term "geek" a total of 6,143 times.