[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] add (e)ac3float decoders

[Ivan Kalvachev]

On 3/10/11, FB2000 <flybird2k at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 03:01:46PM -0500, Justin Ruggles wrote:
>> >
>> > 1) There is no need for separate int16 and float decoders. The AC3
>> > decoder is a floating-point decoder. It just happens to output int16 at
>> > the end.
>>
>> can you send a patch that does this?
>>
>>
> Well, if these are what wanted. See attached patches for AC3 and DCA.

These patches doesn't seem too intrusive.
Is it possible to implement selectable output format through
avctx->get_format() ?
(or get_sample_format).

Leaving the integer format as default choice and listing the float one
as second alternative.