Swift-Ogg:
Utility: Swift-Ogg is an implementation of the Ogg codec in Swift, which is rare since Ogg support is often handled in C or C++ libraries.
Advantages:
Native Swift: Reduces dependency overhead, as it’s pure Swift and easier to compile for different architectures.
Low-Level Access: Allows control over Ogg streams and data packets, providing more refined access than FFmpeg for handling Ogg data.
Use-Case Scenarios: Swift-Ogg shines for low-level manipulation or reading of ogg data, like extracting frames or metadata, especially when combined with other libraries for decoding opus inside the ogg container.
FFmpeg (via FFmpegKit or FFmpeg-iOS):
Utility: FFmpeg provides a comprehensive suite for handling ogg, opus, and virtually all other codecs or containers, including encoding, decoding, and conversion. With FFmpegKit, FFmpeg can be compiled for Swift/iOS, allowing for significant flexibility.
Features for Ogg/Opus:
Transcoding between different formats.
Extracting audio data and re-encoding it with specified parameters.
Real-time conversion, which is handy for live or background audio processing.
Setup: The FFmpegKit library simplifies FFmpeg integration, making it compatible with Swift and SwiftUI. You can use FFmpegKit commands within Swift to invoke FFmpeg functionality directly. For instance:
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FFmpegKit.execute("-i input.ogg -c:a libopus output.opus")
This command would convert an ogg file to opus, but FFmpegKit allows for much more complex operations with multiple commands.
see this repo for earlier attempt at adding FRIEND device in swift app
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see this repo for earlier attempt at adding FRIEND device in swift app