[Ffmpeg-devel] [bugs] grabbing v4l2 -> buffer underflow ; packet too large ; pcm_s16le vs mp2

[Måns Rullgård]

Erik Slagter said:
> On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 14:37 +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>
>> I'm not saying we shouldn't try to get it right.  However, I just don't
>> get the point in making the format so complicated for no apparent gain.
>
> I guess we'll have to live with the iso way of doing things. The
> alternative is non-open most of the time... But yeah, complaint very
> much sustained. Makes me think of the OSI network protocol stack :-(

I never understood the point with OSI either.

>> > For myself I'd rather put effort in mp4 than in more or
>> > less obsoleted technology like mpeg1/2 containers.
>>
>> Obsoleted?  Do you ever watch TV?  DVD?  That's MPEG2 all the way.
>
> Even better: DVD and DVB. I probably didn't make myself clear using the
> concept "obsolete". What I mean, is it worth the wile putting effort in
> combinations of containers and codecs that will probably not become
> ehrrrm, very popular. The popular combinations are already supported by
> ffmpeg, afaik. An exception would be mpeg4 in TS and h264 in TS, these
> we'll probably going to see more and more. IIRC you already patched the
> TS (de)muxer to support mpeg4, I really don't know about h264.

H.264 in TS is supported by ffmpeg.  Old MPEG4 (14496-2) seems to be going
away rather quickly.  It never got a hold in the broadcast industry, partly
because of obnoxious licensing terms (requiring royalties on a per-file
basis).  H.264 looks like its set to become mainstream quite soon.

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M?ns Rullg?rd
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