[Ffmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Probe for mp3 files and streams

[François Revol]

> On Wednesday 27 July 2005 10:14, Raymond Biggs wrote:
> > Hey All,
> >
> > Just a small patch to add a probe for mp3 files and streams. Useful 
> > when
> > given a url to a SHOUTcast stream (often without .mp3 extension). 
> > The
> > algorithm doesn't detect free format mp3 but should work for all 
> > others.
> 
> rejected, this almost duplicates decode_header() from mpegaudiodec.c
> printfs() also need to be replaced with av_log()
> not to mention that probe _must_ detect all files not just some, 
> false 
> positives are one thing false negatives are just not acceptable

The correct way is to implement mime type sniffing.
Shoutcast servers do give the mime type.

Fran?ois.