[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH]Do not fail decoding invalid v410 files

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis <at> gmail.com> writes:

> > -    if (avctx->width&  1) {
> > -        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "v410 requires width to be even.\n");
> > -        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
> > -    }
> > -
> >       avctx->coded_frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
> >
> >       if (!avctx->coded_frame) {
> 
> I am not sure I like this at all. The spec says they HAVE to be
> even widths. I don't like the idea of opening the possibility of
> side effects simply to support invalid files.

It has always been FFmpeg policy to DEcode invalid files if possible.

If there are side-effects, then this can of course not be committed. Can I do
anything to avoid them?

Carl Eugen