[MPlayer-dev-eng] [SURVEY] change mencoder's default ofilename extension?

[Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet]

On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 03:05:11PM -0800, RC wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:21:15 -0500
> The Wanderer <inverseparadox at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > I'll note, first, that I would never support automatic extension based
> > on container in any case *except* when no output filename was
> > specified.
> 
> Seems pretty wasteful, to add complex code for automatic extension
> naming to mplayer, and all only to be used in one rare situation, and
> yet still not entirely solving the problem...

I agree.

> 
> > -of raw* I'll admit that I'm not sure how to handle; perhaps
> > specifically use no extension, or ".rawvideo" or the like?
> 
> Why not just do that for all file-formats, and not require mencoder to
> guess?  The "-dump*" options just output to "stream.dump"...  Why not
> make mencoder output to "video.out" or some other equally unasuming
> extension?  Far simpler than trying to guess for one rare situation.

It was propossed earlier in this same thread, option 3 iirc.

Best regards

  Reynaldo
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