[MPlayer-dev-eng] container format

[D Richard Felker III]

On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 05:57:31PM +0100, Moritz Bunkus wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I'd really like to see a new container format soon. So far I've told
> the Matroska people that I'd write Linux tools and MPlayer support for
> it, but unfortunately the very early code they have right now will be a
> pain in the a** to implement in MPlayer (without writing C++, but
> that's only one of the problems).
> 
> If you put together some specs then I'll happily write ncfdbmptools
> (new container format developped by mplayer people ;)). I have
> experience with my ogmtools, and would love to continue working on
> container formats (somehow I like that. I lack most basic knowledge
> about video issues and compression issues, so container formats and
> (de)multiplexers are something I might be good at ;)).
> 
> Consider me 'on board' if you're seriously planning on developping such
> a format.

I say let's go for it! Would you also be interested in working on the
muxer and demuxer code inside mplayer too?

Rich