[FFmpeg-cvslog] r22489 - trunk/libavcodec/libxvidff.c

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 01:51:47PM +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Reimar D?ffinger <Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:24:54AM +0100, aurel wrote:
> >> Author: aurel
> >> Date: Sat Mar 13 00:24:54 2010
> >> New Revision: 22489
> >> 
> >> Log:
> >> libxvid is producing standard mpeg4 so it don't need its own codec id
> >
> > The reason for this was that there was no way to select the XVID codec
> > if it uses the same codec ID.
> 
> Yes, _was_.  Now there is.

Good, I wasn't 100% sure.

> > Also you broke all applications using the XVID codec ID to select the
> > XVID codec.
> 
> They get what they deserve.

Well, it was "us" who had that incredibly idiotic idea of a separate codec ID,
nice job of blaming others for just using the tools we "invented".
At least a minor version bump would be more than appropriate either way.