[MPlayer-dev-eng] Native codec removal

[Michael Niedermayer]

Hi

On Sunday 21 December 2003 20:03, Roberto Togni wrote:
> On 2003.12.20 00:10, Roberto Togni wrote:
> > Hi all!
> >
> > Since mid November MPlayer is using 8BPS, MS rle, MS Video1, Qt RPZA
> > and QT SMC decoders from libavcodec.
> >
> > Noone complained or reported any bug, even now that pre3 is out.
> >
> > So, i'll remove our native decoders in a few days.
> >
> > If you have any reason to keep them for more time, please let me
> > know.
>
> Wow. I didn't expect any answer to this message.
> Anyway, i'd like to clarify some points (mostly already reported by
> others):
>
> - The codecs in lavc and MPlayer are the same, ported from the same
> codebase by the same people who wrote them (mainly Melanson and me)
>
> - lavc structure was extended so that these codecs (that are quite
> different from mpeg* stuff) can be used by MPlayer with no loss of
> performance
>
> - The move was made because the same code is used also by other
> projects, and having them in a single place will make bugfixing more
> efficient; moreover we just need to update vd_ffmpeg if something
> changes on MPlayer side, instead of updating lot of codecs. This will
> make the transition to G2 easier.
>
> - They won't be ported to G2 anyway, we will use them fromlavc.
>
> So can't keep MPlayer own copy forever, unless we want to mantain two
> copies of the same code.
> But we have no time, resources or desite ro do it (basically it's a
> waste of time).
>
> The most we can do is keep them while they need no maintenance, and
> then remove them; but i'll do it only if someone really need them for a
> good reason (ie. he's doing some experiments/tests/enhancements with
> the current code). If you onnly need them to play movies, you can use
> the lavc version with no problem.
>
> If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
why dont u just remove the codecs from libmpcodecs/? i think nearly everyone 
agrees that they should be removed ...

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