# MLT Multimedia Framework

- id: src_01M569EDCMJ7FJYZY108QXFDYK
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T10 · tags: level:established, mlt, nle-engine, xml-project, melt, multitrack, code:c
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:24.982Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569EDCMJ7FJYZY108QXFDYK

Source: https://github.com/mltframework/mlt

```json
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  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Open source engine for multitrack audio/video compositions with an XML authoring format and plug-in API; the engine under Shotcut, Kdenlive and Flowblade.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Meltytech, LLC",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T17:30:19.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] MLT site: open source multimedia framework for authoring, managing and running multitrack compositions, originally designed for television broadcasting; features Flowblade, Kdenlive and Shotcut; copyright Meltytech, LLC 2008-2026. · source: https://www.mltframework.org/
- [sourced_fact] GitHub metadata: LGPL-2.1, not archived, last push 2026-10-16. · source: https://github.com/mltframework/mlt
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=LGPL-2.1 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=not_applicable · GitHub-detected LGPL-2.1; some modules may be GPL depending on build (not verified). · evidence: https://github.com/mltframework/mlt

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