[haiku-development] Re: Any suggestions about when and where we should call BMediaEncoder
- From: "Stephan Assmus" <superstippi@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:33:17 +0100
Hi again,
> > Maybe I got your idea. The GSOC project should define and implement
> > WriterPlugin, EncoderPlugin, and then BMediaBufferEncoder and
> > BMediaEncoder,
> > and some works in MediaAddOn and MediaServer. Is it right?
>
> I think, that's about right, yes! :-) To show the implementation works as
> expected, one may need to implement at least one codec for audio and video
> respectively, as well as one Writer implementation. Writing Raw audio/video
> could work. However, implementing one encoded format plugin could be
> better suited to get more coverage of the API and show possible flaws in the
> design. So extending for example the existing avcodec plugin to also implement
> the new Encoder design could prove beneficial for coming up with an API
> that really works in practice.
Additional note: This may also be a possibility for team work. Ie, if it proves
to be too much work for three month (though I kind of doubt it), then I could
imagine helping with this part, if I was to mentor this project.
Best regards,
-Stephan
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