[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC][PATCH] Move H.264 intra prediction functions into their own context

Michael Niedermayer michaelni
Tue Sep 4 14:58:01 CEST 2007


Hi

On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 09:14:37AM +0300, Kostya wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 07:57:55PM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 03:48:46PM +0300, Kostya wrote:
> > > There are two codecs based on H.264 drafts in lavc with slightly different
> > > intra prediction functions - H.264 itself and SVQ3. As I was working on
> > > RV30/40 and these codecs are based on H.264 drafts too with more different
> > > intra prediction functions, I found it more convenient to move them into
> > > separate context which is initialized with functions appropriate to chosen
> > > codec (SVQ3 has two different prediction functions, RV40 a bit more).
> > > 
> > > So here is the patch to do this (while h264pred.[ch] were svn cp'ed out from h264.[ch] it is easier to send them plain).
> > 
> > could you split the file in
> > common ones
> > h264 specific ones
> > svq3 specific ones
> > rv40 specific ones
> > 
> > that way we can disable them at compile time nicely
> 
> No sense doing this for SVQ3 and separating other functions is a bit
> tricky because of macros used (and I see no solution that would work
> without some #ifdefs or unneeded visible functions).

macros can be put in a header file

anyway its not critical, it just means more work for others like aurel who
will likely want to seperate the codecs properly
i wont reject the patch because of it as its not seperated properly
ATM either
also svq3 must be split out correctly eventually

[...]
-- 
Michael     GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB

Breaking DRM is a little like attempting to break through a door even
though the window is wide open and the only thing in the house is a bunch
of things you dont want and which you would get tomorrow for free anyway
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: Digital signature
URL: <http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/attachments/20070904/5989876b/attachment.pgp>



More information about the ffmpeg-devel mailing list