[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC]] swscale modernization proposal

[Andrew Sayers]

On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 03:13:34PM +0200, Niklas Haas wrote:
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> ## Comments / feedback?
> 
> Does the above approach seem reasonable? How do people feel about introducing
> a new API vs. trying to hammer the existing API into the shape I want it to be?
> 
> I've attached an example of what <avscale.h> could end up looking like. If
> there is broad agreement on this design, I will move on to an implementation.

API users seem to have difficulty with this type of big change[[1],
and doing the interface before the implementation means there's less
reason for developers to switch while you're still looking for feedback.

What's the plan to bring them along?

[1] https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2024-June/328852.html