[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH V7 4/6] lavu: add side data AV_FRAME_DATA_BOUNDING_BOXES

[Nicolas George]

Anton Khirnov (12021-04-11):
> We are a generic multimedia framework. "the field" for us is multimedia
> in general, so we should use names meaningful in general multimedia
> context.
> I mostly agree with Lynne, "bounding box" is confusing and misleading
> when this structure is built around object detection and classification.

I agree with both of you. When faced with this kind of choice, we must
choose the wording that will be as clear and not confusing as possible
for people familiar with general concepts of video encoding but not
necessarily familiar with the jargon of any particular sub-field. The
specialists of the particular subfield are supposed to be more capable
of adjusting.

Also, I have observed that the jargon of a narrow field is frequently
made of awful misnomers kept more as cargo cult than for any good
reason.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George
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