[MPlayer-users] Re: Crop before deinterlacing OK?

[Rich Felker]

On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 06:00:45AM +0200, Ivo wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 July 2005 01:20, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> > I'd be ecstatic to see MPlayer have something like this, but I have a
> > hunch there might be some architectural issues. :)
> 
> Yes, I think so. I have looked into it a few months ago (the DScaler code, 
> not what's in xinelib) and it wasn't trivial. I mean, one could convert it 
> to C and all, but IMHO it would be better to write an avisynth and/or 
> virualdub videofilter wrapper, so you get a whole bunch of filters all at 
> once (like I did for ladspa, instead of porting an audio limiter filter).
> 
> Btw why isn't there something like ladspa for video? Lots of people are 
> (re)creating and/or porting the same filters over and over again for 
> numerous applications. IMHO there should be one API for the whole lot, from 
> Adobe Premiere to Cinelerra to Kino to MPlayer.

Because all the existing APIs completely SUCK. They're full of
slowness and limitations; many use idiotic colorspaces, etc.

Rich