macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install diraclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install diracMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/dirac/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install dirac with Homebrew, MacPorts, zypper
General-purpose video codec aimed at a range of resolutions. Version 1.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install diracopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dirac · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
General-purpose video codec aimed at a range of resolutions
Project links
Commands and aliases
- BMPtoRGB
- RGBtoBMP
- RGBtoUYVY
- RGBtoYUV411
- RGBtoYUV420
- RGBtoYUV422
- RGBtoYUV444
- UYVYtoRGB
- UYVYtoYUV422
- YUV411toRGB
- YUV420Down2x2
- YUV420ItoYUV422I
- YUV420pt75filter
- YUV420toRGB
- YUV420toYUV422
- YUV422ItoYUV420I
- YUV422toRGB
- YUV422toUYVY
- YUV422toYUV420
- YUV444toRGB
- create_dirac_testfile.pl
- dirac_decoder
- dirac_encoder
- dirac_instrumentation
history
Project history and usage
Dirac is a general-purpose video codec project hosted on SourceForge. The official project page describes it as a codec for resolutions from QCIF to HDTV, progressive or interlaced, using wavelets, motion compensation, and arithmetic coding.
Project history
The SourceForge project was registered in February 2004 and organized its downloads around the Dirac codec, DirectShow filter builds, ffmpeg2dirac sources and binaries, old integration patches, and sample video. Its licenses are listed as MPL 1.1, GPLv2, and LGPLv2, matching the multi-license style of codec libraries and tools from that period.
Adoption history
Dirac's adoption footprint is clearest in its SourceForge file tree and historical integration patches for projects such as FFmpeg, MPlayer, and transcode. Those artifacts show how codec projects of the 2000s often spread through patches, filters, command-line encoders and decoders, and downstream multimedia packages before settling into older repository maintenance.
How it is used
The Homebrew formula exposes many conversion helpers plus `dirac_encoder`, `dirac_decoder`, and `dirac_instrumentation`. In package-manager terms, Dirac is used as a codec library and toolset rather than as an application with user-level configuration.
Why package nerds care
Dirac matters historically as an open video-codec package from the SourceForge era, with a visible trail of codec sources, DirectShow components, FFmpeg and MPlayer patches, and format-conversion utilities. It is the kind of multimedia package that persists in package managers because older media workflows and build dependencies may still expect it.
Timeline
- 2004: SourceForge project registered.
- 2009: SourceForge files list dated Dirac codec and DirectShow filter folders.
- 2011: ffmpeg2dirac Windows binary appears in the SourceForge download list.
- 2015: SourceForge activity feed records old integration patch file releases.
- 2017: SourceForge activity feed shows later bug reports against the project.
Related projects
- Official SourceForge file listings include ffmpeg2dirac, a Dirac DirectShow filter, old FFmpeg and MPlayer patches, transcode patches, and sample video assets.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:video
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
BMPtoRGB | cli | global executable | |
RGBtoBMP | cli | global executable | |
RGBtoUYVY | cli | global executable | |
RGBtoYUV411 | cli | global executable | |
RGBtoYUV420 | cli | global executable | |
RGBtoYUV422 | cli | global executable | |
RGBtoYUV444 | cli | global executable | |
UYVYtoRGB | cli | global executable | |
UYVYtoYUV422 | cli | global executable | |
YUV411toRGB | cli | global executable | |
YUV420Down2x2 | cli | global executable | |
YUV420ItoYUV422I | cli | global executable | |
YUV420pt75filter | cli | global executable | |
YUV420toRGB | cli | global executable | |
YUV420toYUV422 | cli | global executable | |
YUV422ItoYUV420I | cli | global executable | |
YUV422toRGB | cli | global executable | |
YUV422toUYVY | cli | global executable | |
YUV422toYUV420 | cli | global executable | |
YUV444toRGB | cli | global executable | |
create_dirac_testfile.pl | cli | global executable | |
dirac_decoder | cli | global executable | |
dirac_encoder | cli | global executable | |
dirac_instrumentation | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.2
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dirac |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dirac |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/dirac/code |
| Upstream docs | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac |
| License | MPL-1.1 OR GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dirac/dirac-codec/Dirac-1.0.2/dirac-1.0.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T16:15:22-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dirac |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
zypper95%
dirac 1.0.2-34.6
The Dirac_Video Codec
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install dirac- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Editors and Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
zypper95%
dirac-devel 1.0.2-34.6
Development Files for Dirac Video Codec
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install dirac-devel- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
zypper95%
dirac-devel-32bit 1.0.2-34.6
Development Files for Dirac Video Codec
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install dirac-devel-32bit- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
zypper95%
libdirac_decoder0 1.0.2-34.6
Dirac Video Codec Decoder Library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install libdirac_decoder0- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
zypper95%
libdirac_decoder0-32bit 1.0.2-34.6
Dirac Video Codec Decoder Library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install libdirac_decoder0-32bit- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
zypper95%
libdirac_encoder0 1.0.2-34.6
Dirac Video Codec Encoder Library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install libdirac_encoder0- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
zypper95%
libdirac_encoder0-32bit 1.0.2-34.6
Dirac Video Codec Encoder Library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
sudo zypper install libdirac_encoder0-32bit- License: MPL-1.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dirac
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
MacPorts95%
dirac
sudo port install dirac- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dirac
source trail
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