[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v5] avformat/mov: Memory optimization with QuickTime/MP4

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Am Mo., 9. Dez. 2019 um 16:05 Uhr schrieb Jörg Beckmann
<Joerg.Beckmann at scisys.com>:
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> Invents a new option "discard_fragments" for the MP4/Quicktime/MOV decoder.
>
> If the option is not set, nothing changes at all. If it is set, old fragments
> are discarded as far as possible on each call to switch_root.

> For pure audio streams, the memory usage is now constant.

Is it possible to detect this case?
If possible, the new option could have an "auto" setting.

Carl Eugen