[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] h264 bitstream filter

[Benoit Fouet]

Daniel Cardenas wrote:
> Benoit Fouet wrote:
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>> Aurelien Jacobs wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:15:29 +0200
>>> Benoit Fouet <benoit.fouet at purplelabs.com> wrote:
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>>>> M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
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>>>>> Benoit Fouet wrote:
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>>>>>> M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
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>>>>>>> Michael Niedermayer wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 10:10:04PM +1000, mark cox wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 03/09/07, Benoit Fouet <benoit.fouet at purplelabs.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> mark cox wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> if someone has a better name for this filter, i'd be happy to apply it
>>>>>>>>>>>> too :)
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>>>>>>>>>>> How would you explain what it does in english?
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>>>>>>>>>> it converts h264 encapsulated in ISO base media file format to h264
>>>>>>>>>> elementary stream.
>>>>>>>>>> it seems a bit long as a name :)
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>>>>>>>>>> i don't know if avc is used only for h264 in 'mp4' container or not...
>>>>>>>>>> if it is so, maybe a name like: avc_to_h264 could be used ?
>>>>>>>>>> i must admit i don't really know what to use...
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>>>>>>>>> h264_iso_to_h264_es ?
>>>>>>>>> h264_mp4_to_h264_es ?
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>>>>>>>> h264_iso2es ?
>>>>>>>> h264_mp4_to_es ?
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>>>>>>> The term "elementary stream" is not formally defined in relation to H.264.
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>>>>>> do you feel "h264_iso2es" is correct enough to be used in ffmpeg ?
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>>>>> Both input and output are ISO formats, and ES is not defined, so no,
>>>>> I don't think that's a good name.
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>>>> what about h264_mp4toannexB ?
>>>> (and please, if you have a suggestion, feel free to share it)
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>>> I haven't read the code and I don't know much about the subject,
>>> but from previous discussion, here is what comes to my mind:
>>>   h264_nal2annexB
>>> Well, annexB is not a very nice name, but if there is no better name
>>> clearly associtated to this, then just use annexB.
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>> what is described in annex B is also NAL units
>> so i don't think this name will fit neither...
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> Which file name are you suggesting?
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my last try is "h264_mp4toannexB"

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