[FFmpeg-devel] vc1test silly fps check

Reimar Döffinger Reimar.Doeffinger
Tue Sep 15 18:15:53 CEST 2009


On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 06:28:55PM +0300, Kostya wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:07:16PM +0200, Reimar D?ffinger wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:56:50PM +0300, Kostya wrote:
> > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:48:50AM +0200, Reimar D?ffinger wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > vc1test has this code:
> > > >     fps = get_le32(pb);
> > > >     if(fps == -1)
> > > >         av_set_pts_info(st, 32, 1, 1000);
> > > >     else{
> > > >         av_set_pts_info(st, 24, 1, fps);
> > > >         st->duration = frames;
> > > >     }
> > > > Seriously? Is it _supposed_ to be possible to set time_base to 1/0?
> > > 
> > > From SMPTE 421m:
> > > 
> > > J.2.3 Integer Frame Rate (FRAMERATE) 
> > > FRAMERATE is a 32-bit unsigned word in the bitstream which may signal
> > > the rounded frame rate (fps) of the encoded 
> > > clip.  FRAMERATE should be set to 0xffffffff if it is not known,
> > > unspecified, or non-constant. 
> > > Note: This value is usually not used by the decoder.
> > 
> > How does that justify av_set_pts_info(st, 24, 1, 0); that the above code
> > allows? A time base of 1/0 seconds still makes no sense.
> 
> They seem not to care, neither do I.

Um. The point is that FFmpeg does. You can't set the time_base to 1/0,
that has a very high chance of causing divisions by 0 later on, this
kind of data validation is part a demuxer's job and this one is not
doing it IMHO.



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