[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] vd_null to output black frames

[Xidorn Quan]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Alexander Strasser <eclipse7 at gmx.net>wrote:

> Hi Xidorn, hi Reimar,
>
> Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 03:13:32PM +0800, Xidorn Quan wrote:
> > > Ping. Is the new patch ok?
> >
> > Sorry, I'm travelling, and won't be able to apply in the
> > next few days, but if someone else wants feel free.
> > I think it's ok, even though I would have slightly preferred to
> > keep vd_null as a simple trivial example and make a completely
> > separate vd_black or similar filter.
>
>   I separated Xidorn's code into a new decoder vd black (patch
> attached). Additionally made some small mostly cosmetic changes.
> I thought putting it in a new file is a good occusion to do so.
>
>   Xidorn, could you please test if this fulfills your needs?
>

Yes, it fulfills my needs accurately.


>   Also I think I didn't test properly, so I would be glad to
> hear your use cases for the new functionality.
>

I just use it for testing filters like vf_ass, doing performance
benchmark for vfs and vos. There is no other use cases for me.

Because it output simple frames as quickly as possible, I can easily
speed up playback a lot without waiting for slow decoding.


>   If everything works as you like I hope you do not mind if
> I put your full name into the header comment as copyright
> statement and in the author field of mp_codec_info_t.
>

I certainly would not mind that.

Thanks.

Best regards,
Xidorn Quan