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CodecAPIs

short-term goal:

propose GStreamer? to people who want a common codec API

long-term goal:

convince FFmpeg? to do releases or fork

TOPICS

• common codec API
• standard library for demuxing
• common library for lock-free algorithms

common codec API

• Possible candidates: FFmpeg? (libavcodec), GStreamer?, xine-libs
  • FFmpeg? problems:
    • FFmpeg? does not do releases
    • project have different included snapshots
    • distros patch out the included snapshot for security reasons
    • users end up getting regressions, broken playback, ...
    • projects could pool resources to maintain regular snapshot releases

common library for lock-free algorithms

• features:
  • no locks, no dynamic allocations
• data structures:
  • free lists
  • hash tables
  • FIFO buffers
  • crossplatform atomic operations (there is an outdated library)
  • short term goal: start a library like this, seems like Lennart has the most reason to start one
  • long term goal: want this in glib
• standard library for demuxing:
  • James points out perplex, a new project