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

[Baptiste Coudurier]

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...

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