[FFmpeg-devel] GSoC 2025 - OggKate subtitles support

[Nicolas George]

Gianluca Cannata (HE12025-03-04):
> I have to write a karaoke solution with FFmpeg libav libraries for a
> project of mine and I have found OggKate subtitles a good choice to
> implement such solution and I am thinking of writing a Kate demuxer and
> decoder along with a filter that will use OpenGL to render Kate subtitles
> capabilities on frame.
> 
> What do you think ?

I think I have never encountered an Ogg Kate file in the wild and I do
not know of any specific software that supports them. That makes me
think Ogg Kate is one of these dead Xiph projects and supporting it
would be a waste of time.

Which features do you require for your project?

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George