[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] vd_null to output black frames

[Alexander Strasser]

Xidorn Quan wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Alexander Strasser <eclipse7 at gmx.net>wrote:
> > Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> > > Sorry, I'm travelling, and won't be able to apply in the
> > > next few days, but if someone else wants feel free.
> > > I think it's ok, even though I would have slightly preferred to
> > > keep vd_null as a simple trivial example and make a completely
> > > separate vd_black or similar filter.
> >
> >   I separated Xidorn's code into a new decoder vd black (patch
> > attached). Additionally made some small mostly cosmetic changes.
> > I thought putting it in a new file is a good occusion to do so.
> >
> >   Xidorn, could you please test if this fulfills your needs?
> >
> 
> Yes, it fulfills my needs accurately.
> 
> 
> >   Also I think I didn't test properly, so I would be glad to
> > hear your use cases for the new functionality.
> >
> 
> I just use it for testing filters like vf_ass, doing performance
> benchmark for vfs and vos. There is no other use cases for me.
> 
> Because it output simple frames as quickly as possible, I can easily
> speed up playback a lot without waiting for slow decoding.

  Seems to work as expected.

> >   If everything works as you like I hope you do not mind if
> > I put your full name into the header comment as copyright
> > statement and in the author field of mp_codec_info_t.
> >
> 
> I certainly would not mind that.

  Done and committed.

  I will try to look through your pending configure patches next.

Thanks for your work,
  Alexander