[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] ffprobe: show stream id in packets and frames

[Nicolas George]

Gyan Doshi (12020-02-23):
> stream_index isn't fixed in fftools for a given live MPEG-TS input across
> instances so can't be reliably used to id streams. This field can.  Same
> can't be said for other fields.

Yes, but “identifying across instances” is a specific need. Why is it
more important than “knowing the codec”?

You need to make a strong case for this field being special.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George
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