[FFmpeg-trac] #1087(avcodec:new): support decoding the CineForm codec

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#1087: support decoding the CineForm codec
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             Reporter:  dericed      |                     Type:
               Status:  new          |  enhancement
            Component:  avcodec      |                 Priority:  normal
             Keywords:  CFHD,        |                  Version:  git-
  CineForm                           |  master
             Blocking:               |               Blocked By:
Analyzed by developer:  0            |  Reproduced by developer:  0
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 I found that ffmpeg can't read CineForm CFHD files.

 There are some samples available here:
 http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/CFHD/
 I may be able to provide more samples if needed.

 {{{
 ffmpeg -y -i MT_BeartoothHighway_1min_Cineform.avi anything.mp4
 ffmpeg version N-34835-g4a9f466 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built on Mar  4 2012 08:53:39 with gcc 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666)
 (dot 3)
   configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/HEAD --enable-shared
 --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --enable-hardcoded-tables
 --enable-libfreetype --cc=/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 --enable-libx264 --enable-
 libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis
 --enable-libvpx --enable-libxvid --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-
 libopencore-amrwb --enable-libass
   libavutil      51. 41.100 / 51. 41.100
   libavcodec     54.  7.100 / 54.  7.100
   libavformat    54.  2.100 / 54.  2.100
   libavdevice    53.  4.100 / 53.  4.100
   libavfilter     2. 63.100 /  2. 63.100
   libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
   libswresample   0.  7.100 /  0.  7.100
   libpostproc    52.  0.100 / 52.  0.100
 [avi @ 0x7fb4c201ae00] decoding for stream 0 failed
 [avi @ 0x7fb4c201ae00] Could not find codec parameters (Video: none (CFHD
 / 0x44484643), 1280x720)
 Input #0, avi, from 'MT_BeartoothHighway_1min_Cineform.avi':
   Duration: 00:01:01.96, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 16472 kb/s
     Stream #0:0: Video: none (CFHD / 0x44484643), 1280x720, 29.97 fps,
 29.97 tbr, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
     Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 48000 Hz, 2
 channels, s16, 1536 kb/s
 Video pixel format is unknown, stream cannot be encoded
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/1087>
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