[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] search for external lib support when no codec found

[Benoit Fouet]

Ismail D?nmez wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 July 2007 11:06:34 Michel Bardiaux wrote:
>   
>> M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>>     
>>> Benoit Fouet <benoit.fouet at purplelabs.com> writes:
>>>       
>>>> Benoit Fouet wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Benoit Fouet wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this patch modifies ffmpeg.c so that when it doesn't find a codec for
>>>>>> what's been asked, it looks for an external support...
>>>>>> it looks for the same string in the codec name + the "lib" prefix
>>>>>>             
>>>>> note that "liba52" should be renamed to work "properly" with "ac3" as
>>>>> codec input
>>>>> maybe something like "libac3a52" or something like that...
>>>>>           
>>>> any comments on that ?
>>>>         
>>> Still won't solve aac -> libfaad.
>>>       
>> And IMHO any solution that *does* solve that, should explain what it
>> does with a big fat message. ffmpeg has enough inscrutabilities as it is.
>>     
>
> Or just revert that meaningless change, meh.
>
>   

this change makes sense, even if everybody doesn't agree...
whether a format is supported internaly or by an external lib is now
clearer.
maybe a naming convention for external libs could be used, like
specifying codec in the libxxx name

-- 
Ben
Purple Labs S.A.
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