[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: [PATCH] Libtheora encoding in lavc

[Brett Goulder]

> > Fixes build with recent ffmpeg changes (libtheora-based encoding),
> > however I have yet to make mencoder produce a stream that can be
> > played back by the libtheora-based decoder, however ffmpeg's decoder
> > plays the file fine. It might just be better to outright disable
> > this for the moment, considering that it was only recently
> > committed and seems to be somewhat incomplete.  
> 
> I've disabled this for now to hotfix the build, but maybe your patch
> is the preferrable solution.
> 
> So pardon my ignorance of encoding issues, but is Theora encoding over
> lavc a desirable feature?  Does MEncoder support libtheora encoding
> directly?

No (for both), in fact I wouldn't use it period because mencoder can't
seem to produce a file that can be played back by libtheora (that is
obviously very bad), nor can ffmpeg (at least in my testing). Theora
isn't even mature enough to be used for any serious encoding jobs in my
opinion.

Once Theora matures and (hopefully) mencoder extends beyond
being as AVI-centric as it is, I think using libtheora to add encoding
support for Theora in mencoder would be great, but honestly I can't say
as I'd encode anything in Theora unless I was a "completely free
everything" zealot.


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