[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] tools/qt-faststart: add note to use -movflags +faststart instead

[Clément Bœsch]

On Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 11:49:21AM -0900, Lou Logan wrote:
> ---
>  tools/qt-faststart.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/qt-faststart.c b/tools/qt-faststart.c
> index cb36c43..61bf93b 100644
> --- a/tools/qt-faststart.c
> +++ b/tools/qt-faststart.c
> @@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>      int bytes_to_copy;
>  
>      if (argc != 3) {
> -        printf("Usage: qt-faststart <infile.mov> <outfile.mov>\n");
> +        printf("Usage: qt-faststart <infile.mov> <outfile.mov>\n"
> +               "This tool has been deprecated by -movflags +faststart in ffmpeg\n");

I wouldn't say deprecated, but maybe just mention the feature. Like,
maybe, "Note: ffmpeg can now do this operation using -movflags
+faststart". As you quoted, the tool has its benefits (no need to worry
about a partial header reconstruction, and probably faster).

-- 
Clément B.
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