[FFmpeg-devel] libavdevice (was: FFmpeg release 6.1 (SDR Plans))

[Paul B Mahol]

On 9/24/23, Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:
> Paul B Mahol (12023-09-24):
>> Define 'works'.
>>
>> It is clearly sub-optimal.
>
> Many users use it for many different tasks and it serves them
> efficiently.
>
> There are probably ways to enhance the API of libavdevice. If you have
> suggestions, then please share them. But when you say that libavdevices
> is “abusing libavformat”, it seems to indicate you completely missed the
> fact that being able to use devices in places that were not designed is
> an essential part of the service libavdevice gives to users, and if your
> suggestions involve breaking it you can keep them to yourself, they are
> useless.

Citations needed.

>
> As for people who criticize libavdevice without even a hint of a
> reflection on how to make make it better, they are just hypocrites who
> disguise their hate into technical opinion.

libavdevice have no API.