Re: to be effcient or not to be efficient

On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 09:57, Artem Baguinski wrote:
> static vtable_t my_vtable {
>   .get_next_frame = get_next_frame; /* implemented call */
>   .seek_ms = seek_ms;               /* another one */
>   .seek_frame = NULL; /* not implemented call */
>   ...
> }
[..]
> actually codec api should be something like
> decode(encoded_frame,raw_frame);
> encode(raw_frame,ecoded_frame);
[..]
> while the main body will implement streams incorporating input, demuxer
> and decoder while remaining flexible enough for freaks like me wishing
> to alternate the way the stream components interact.

I really don't see how this is any different from what ffmpeg, GStreamer
and mplayer are currently doing?

Let me state it differently: you're recreating existing stuff. Without
adding anything new to it. That's not a good idea.

Ronald

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Ronald Bultje <[email protected]>
Linux Video/Multimedia developer