[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] search for external lib support when no codec found

[Michel Bardiaux]

Benoit Fouet wrote:
> Ismail D?nmez wrote:
>> On Wednesday 04 July 2007 11:06:34 Michel Bardiaux wrote:
>>   
>>> M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Benoit Fouet <benoit.fouet at purplelabs.com> writes:
>>>>       
>>>>> Benoit Fouet wrote:
>>>>>         
>>>>>> Benoit Fouet wrote:
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> this patch modifies ffmpeg.c so that when it doesn't find a codec for
>>>>>>> what's been asked, it looks for an external support...
>>>>>>> it looks for the same string in the codec name + the "lib" prefix
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> note that "liba52" should be renamed to work "properly" with "ac3" as
>>>>>> codec input
>>>>>> maybe something like "libac3a52" or something like that...
>>>>>>           
>>>>> any comments on that ?
>>>>>         
>>>> Still won't solve aac -> libfaad.
>>>>       
>>> And IMHO any solution that *does* solve that, should explain what it
>>> does with a big fat message. ffmpeg has enough inscrutabilities as it is.
>>>     
>> Or just revert that meaningless change, meh.
>>
>>   
> 
> this change makes sense, even if everybody doesn't agree...
> whether a format is supported internaly or by an external lib is now
> clearer.
> maybe a naming convention for external libs could be used, like
> specifying codec in the libxxx name
> 
Once again, I dont really care whether the change goes or not. But I 
*do* object to changing the value of a (possibly) user-specified option 
without a message at AV_LOG_ERROR level at least.

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