[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] movenc: Add an option for hiding fragments at the end

[Timo Rothenpieler]

On 14/06/2024 12:44, Martin Storsjö wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2024, Gyan Doshi wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-06-14 02:18 am, Martin Storsjö wrote:
>>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024, Gyan Doshi wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-06-13 06:20 pm, Martin Storsjö wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd otherwise want to push this, but I'm not entirely satisfied 
>>>>> with the option name quite yet. I'm pondering if we should call it 
>>>>> "hybrid_fragmented" - any opinions, Dennis or Timo?
>>>>
>>>> How about `resilient_mode` or `recoverable`?
>>>> I agree that the how is secondary.
>>>
>>> Those are good suggestions as well - but I think I prefer 
>>> "hybrid_fragmented" still.
>>>
>>> In theory, I guess one could implement resilient writing in a number 
>>> of different ways, whereas the hybrid fragmented/non-fragmented only 
>>> is one.
>>>
>>> So with a couple other voices agreeing with the name 
>>> "hybrid_fragmented", I'll post a new patch with the option in that 
>>> form - hopefully you don't object to it.
>>
>> The term hybrid is not applicable here. The fragmented state is 
>> transient during writing and contingent in the finished artifact 
>> depending on how the writing process concluded.
>> Hybrid implies both modes available e.g.. a hybrid vehicle can use 
>> both types of energy sources. The artifact here will be one _or_ the 
>> other.
> 
> Sure, the file itself is either or, but the process of writing will have 
> utilized both. TBH, I don't see it as such a black-or-white thing.
> 
> What do the others who have chimed in on the thread think, compared to 
> calling it "recoverable" or "resilient_mode"?

I don't have a super strong opinion on it, but out of the options 
provided, I'd prefer the hybrid_ one, since there's a good chance it'll 
become an established term now that OBS presents it quite publicly visible.