[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/2] Revert "avcodec/qtrle: Do not output duplicated frames on insufficient input"

[Hendrik Leppkes]

On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 8:51 PM Marton Balint <cus at passwd.hu> wrote:
>
> This reverts commit a9dacdeea6168787a142209bd19fdd74aefc9dd6.
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> I don't think it is a good idea to drop frames from CFR input just because they
> are duplicated, that can cause issues for API users expecting CFR input. Also
> it can cause issues at the end of file, if the last frame is a duplicated
> frame.
>
> Fixes ticket #7880.
>

qtrle is not the only codec such a change was applied to, and I've in
the past objected to this class of changes without much support.
"Security" arguments were used to squat any counter-argument.

- Hendrik