[FFmpeg-trac] #8482(website:closed): Please clarify user expertise requirements

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#8482: Please clarify user expertise requirements
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             Reporter:  mario66      |                    Owner:
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  closed
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:  website
              Version:  unspecified  |               Resolution:  invalid
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by gdgsdg123):

 Replying to [comment:3 mario66]:
 > BUT, what if the videos just work "by accident", like my TV
 coincidentally assumes the correct color space by default?
 "worksforme".
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 Replying to [comment:3 mario66]:
 > And what if I buy a new TV that does not assume the correct color space?

 [http://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/7037#comment:71 gdgsdg123]:
 > Blame the TV manufacturer...
 ...Or yourself in this case.
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 Replying to [comment:3 mario66]:
 > This is a scary thought indeed.
 There are a lot more scary things...
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 Replying to [comment:3 mario66]:
 > ...so smart that it will just transcode the video in the correct way...
 Asking for "anything" while expecting "something specific"?.. It quite
 resembles the concept.
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 Replying to [comment:3 mario66]:
 > "Caution: This software will destroy color space of transcoded videos
 unless you are a studied expert on the topic who knows exactly how to
 arrange all the numerous command line options in such a way that this not
 happens."
 > This is the truth. Why not tell everyone about this?
 "You tend to screw up seriously if you had no idea what the heck you were
 doing." Isn't it common sense?..
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 Replying to [comment:3 mario66]:
 > Once this has been solved...
 There are things that no valid solution exist for them...

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