[Libav-user] How to handle dynamically changing streams / parameters / codecs?

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Andrea3000 <andrea3000 at ...> writes:

> 
> >> file1: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11879013/file1.m2ts
> >> 
> >> file2: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11879013/file2.m2ts
> > 
> > I also tested cat file1.m2ts file1.m2ts >test1.ts and 
> > cat file2.m2ts file2.m2ts >test2.ts (and WMP) and it 
> > could be possible that this cannot be supported due 
> > to different encoding parameters.
> 
> I don't understand if "cat file1.m2ts file1.m2ts >test1.ts" 
> and "cat file2.m2ts file2.m2ts >test2.ts"
> do work for you.
> I can play them correctly.

test1.ts and test2.ts work for me and I therefore believe 
it is possible that your original problem cannot be (easily) 
fixed. But that doesn't mean you cannot open a ticket on trac.

> > If you know that the stream changes, you can always 
> > close and reopen the decoder.
> 
> Is it possibile to update the AVCodecContext or 
AVFormatContext instead of closing and re-opening the 
> decoder?

> Or is the decoder close and reopen fast enough to 
> provide a smooth playback upon stream change?

Perhaps you should test this...

Carl Eugen