[FFmpeg-devel] new filter infastructure stuff (Google Summer of Fun)

[mmh]

Michael Niedermayer writes:
 > Hi
 > 
 > On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 12:26:20AM +0900, Bobby Bingham wrote:
 > > Michael Niedermayer wrote:
 > > > Hi
 > > > 
 > > > On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 09:04:43PM -0400, mmh wrote:
 > > >> Hi,
 > > >>
 > > >> I'm interested in understanding some specific details about the new
 > > >> filter structure being implemented as part of the Google Summer of
 > > >> Code Project.  Specifically, will this new package support something
 > > >> similar to vhooks which provide the ability to bind filters at runtime
 > > >> as shared objects?  I hope the answer is yes.  
 > > > 
 > > > no
 > > > and any dependancy on .so or runtime loading is completely unaccpetable
 > > > as some systems simply dont support dynamic loading or shared libs
 > > 
 > > I do think it's useful if the calling app can use its own filters,
 > > rather than only what's in ffmpeg.  But I envision doing this where the
 > > calling app can call an av_register_filter() or similar with a structure
 > > giving the filter entry points.  Where the code itself resides - in the
 > > calling app itself, or some .so loaded by it - is completely irrelevant
 > > and up to the app.
 > 
 > i like this design

Me too, this is perfect.

Marc