# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:dirac ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dirac ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dirac ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/dirac/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dirac ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dirac from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dirac - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.2 - **Source summary:** General-purpose video codec aimed at a range of resolutions - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MPL-1.1 OR GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:15:22-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - BMPtoRGB (cli) - RGBtoBMP (cli) - RGBtoUYVY (cli) - RGBtoYUV411 (cli) - RGBtoYUV420 (cli) - RGBtoYUV422 (cli) - RGBtoYUV444 (cli) - UYVYtoRGB (cli) - UYVYtoYUV422 (cli) - YUV411toRGB (cli) - YUV420Down2x2 (cli) - YUV420ItoYUV422I (cli) - YUV420pt75filter (cli) - YUV420toRGB (cli) - YUV420toYUV422 (cli) - YUV422ItoYUV420I (cli) - YUV422toRGB (cli) - YUV422toUYVY (cli) - YUV422toYUV420 (cli) - YUV444toRGB (cli) - create_dirac_testfile.pl (cli) - dirac_decoder (cli) - dirac_encoder (cli) - dirac_instrumentation (cli) - BMPtoRGB (alias) - RGBtoBMP (alias) - RGBtoUYVY (alias) - RGBtoYUV411 (alias) - RGBtoYUV420 (alias) - RGBtoYUV422 (alias) - RGBtoYUV444 (alias) - UYVYtoRGB (alias) - UYVYtoYUV422 (alias) - YUV411toRGB (alias) - YUV420Down2x2 (alias) - YUV420ItoYUV422I (alias) - YUV420pt75filter (alias) - YUV420toRGB (alias) - YUV420toYUV422 (alias) - YUV422ItoYUV420I (alias) - YUV422toRGB (alias) - YUV422toUYVY (alias) - YUV422toYUV420 (alias) - YUV444toRGB (alias) - create_dirac_testfile.pl (alias) - dirac_decoder (alias) - dirac_encoder (alias) - dirac_instrumentation (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dirac - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - zypper - dirac - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dirac from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | The Dirac_Video Codec | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - zypper - dirac-devel - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dirac-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development Files for Dirac Video Codec | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - zypper - dirac-devel-32bit - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dirac-devel-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development Files for Dirac Video Codec | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - zypper - libdirac_decoder0 - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdirac_decoder0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Dirac Video Codec Decoder Library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - zypper - libdirac_decoder0-32bit - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdirac_decoder0-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Dirac Video Codec Decoder Library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - zypper - libdirac_encoder0 - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdirac_encoder0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Dirac Video Codec Encoder Library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - zypper - libdirac_encoder0-32bit - 1.0.2-34.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdirac_encoder0-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Dirac Video Codec Encoder Library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ - MacPorts - dirac: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/dirac/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - 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