[FFmpeg-soc] [RFC] rename vsrc movie to vsrc file

[Baptiste Coudurier]

On 06/09/2010 02:35 PM, Víctor Paesa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 2010-06-09, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
>> On date Wednesday 2010-06-09 03:00:05 -0700, Baptiste Coudurier encoded:
>>> On 5/11/10 3:39 PM, Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
>>>> On 05/11/2010 03:18 PM, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
>>>>> On date Wednesday 2010-05-12 00:10:28 +0200, Vitor Sessak encoded:
>>>>>> Víctor Paesa wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 21:46, Vitor Sessak wrote:
>>>>>>>> Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Guys,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What do you think about it ?
>>>>>>>> Looks a good idea to me, unless someone comes up with an even
>>>>>>>> better name.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, strictly speaking, not only files are supported.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But for me "file" is still the least misleading. For example, in
>>>>>> "ffmpeg -h":
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -i filename input file name
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We already call [file|URL|video4windows device number] a "file"...
>>>>>
>>>>> Exactly. What we're really taking in input is a lavf
>>>>> resource/source/stream.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe vsrc_stream, but I continue to prefer "lavf" as it is using the
>>>>> lavf syntax/capabilities.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think users don't really know about lavf, it won't be obvious for them
>>>> at all...
>>>>
>>>
>>> So, victor, stefano ? Do we agree on a name or ? Michael what do you think
>>> ?
>
> My preferences (in order) are:
>
> * vsrc_movie ->  keeping the original name saves some effort
>
> * vsrc_media ->  "multimedia" is more descriptive, but too long. "media" is
> an acceptable (for me) compromise.

All right, then I guess we keep the same name.

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