[Ffmpeg-devel] Re: Please change fourcc tag from xvid to XVID in liabcodec/xvidff.c

[Humperdinck]

matthieu castet <castet.matthieu <at> free.fr> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Humperdinck wrote:
> > Please change fourcc tag from xvid to XVID in liabcodec/xvidff.c. This will 
make 
> > xvid encoded files playable for systems running on windows xp and ffmpeg 
> > compiled with msys1.0 and mingw32. Thank you very much.
> > 
> Why win32 version of ffmpeg need upercase ?
> 
> Something seems broken on your side...
> 
> Matthieu
> 


My dear matthieu,

There is of course always a chance that something might be broken on my end, but 
the XP is fresh installed, the xvid codec is 1.1.0-beta2-04042005 and I am using 
media player classic to play the results encoded with ffmpeg that is compiled 
using mingw32 and msys1.0.

Now, whatever may be 'broken' on my side, the result of a recorded .mpg file 
encoded to xvid will _not_ play because the fourcc is in small letters. Change 
the fourcc and it plays fine. If I change the source code and recompile and 
encode again, the result plays fine. 

I have no problem changing the source code myself. I was posting here with a 
feeble attempt to help the developers make their code more compatible for others 
that may encounter the same problem. 

?Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.? - Andre 
Gide.

/Humperdinck