[FFmpeg-trac] #7037(avcodec:open): ffmpeg destroys HDR information when encoding
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Sun Jan 27 19:47:24 EET 2019
#7037: ffmpeg destroys HDR information when encoding
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Reporter: mario66 | Owner: cehoyos
Type: defect | Status: open
Priority: normal | Component: avcodec
Version: git-master | Resolution:
Keywords: libx265 hdr | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Reproduced by developer: 0
Analyzed by developer: 0 |
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Comment (by mario66):
Libav was focused on getting things right before working on fancy new
stuff. This was the absolute correct thing to focus on. Unfortunately, it
got abandoned because, like I said, doing things right doesn't attract
developers. It's the fancy new stuff that attracts developers, because
they just want to have fun while coding. This is how "open source
development" always works. Libav was the rare exception but too few people
followed them. It's so sad. I would definitively use it if it was actively
developed, this I can tell you.
HDR is just not usable with ffmpeg because of this. It was not developed
until the end. Probably something more fancy was on the way.
"ffmpeg HDR metadata" is the among the top 4 (!) suggestions in Google if
you type "ffmpeg HDR". Because everyone who wants to encode HDR will
stumble across this. HDR is already in the mass marked. Even cheap TV
supports it. I would consider this as a major drawback of ffmpeg that it
cannot properly handle HDR. And I am sure some people haven't even noticed
but they will screwed once they find out that in their media backup
collection important metadata is missing.
I'm just telling the truth.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/7037#comment:14>
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