[gmpi] Re: Decision time: 7.2

> Q: Do we do in-place processing?

My Vote...

>   a) Yes.  A plugin-global flag indicates a plugins ability to do this.

or d) is ok too.

c) and e)? *biting tongue,..... biting tongue*

Best Regards,
Jef


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GMPI Mailing list" <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:39 AM
Subject: [gmpi] Decision time: 7.2


> Moving on! :)
>
> Topic 7.2:  In-place processing
> -------------------------------
>
> Q: Do we do in-place processing?
>
>   a) Yes.  A plugin-global flag indicates a plugins ability to do this.
>      This tells the host that ANY input buffer may be re-used on ANY
output
>      (perhaps withing some higher-level grouping of stuff (think MIDI
>      channel?)).  If a plug can not accept this rule, it must not use
>      in-place processing. (VST model?)
>
>   b) Yes.  A plugin statically maps inputs to outputs.  The host may
>      re-use an input buffer for an output if they map together.
>
>   c) Yes.  A plugin is given inputs and produces it's own output buffers
>      based on internal knowledge or other variables.  The host is not
>      involved, except to furnish new buffers as requested.  The plugin
must
>      re-use or release all input buffers.  Variations on this can be
devised
>      to allowed shared input/outputs. (baton passing, or similar to DX
model)
>
>   d) No.  All output buffers are unique from input buffers.
>
>   e) Other.  Explain.
>
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