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@@ -18,9 +18,36 @@ gsm610 1.0.10 liba52 0.7.4 libdvdnav 0.1.6 cvs Michael Roitzsch libdvdread 0.9.4 Michael Roitzsch -libfaad Miguel Freitas -libmad -libmpeg2 +libfaad cvs (12/Apr/03) Miguel Freitas +libmad 0.14.2b Miguel Freitas +libmpeg2 0.2.1 [*] libmpg123 vidix MPlayerXP 0.1.10cvs James Stembridge nosefart 1.92 Mike Melanson + +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +[*] common question: lastest version of libmpeg2 is 0.3.1, why don't +you update? + +the answer is not so simple. + +quoting libmpeg2.sf.net: "The old API [0.2.x] was not flexible enough for +most users, as a result various projects (xine, mplayer etc...) ended up +rewriting their own versions of decode.c." + +this is indeed true: in order to support a lot of dvd features, menus with +still frames, closed caption decoding and better buffer management for +xine it was needed to patch our libmpeg2 copy. of course we should always +try not to "fork" external projects, but in the libmpeg2/xine case it is +easy to see (from CVS logs) how long did it took to reach the stability +point we have now. + +so, while targeting a stable libxine release, there is no hurry in +updating libmpeg2 and this is not the trivial task as it might sound. + +note that we have also backported some fixes/improvements from libmpeg2 +cvs (eg. motion vector clipping for broken streams). if you need any +specific change or fix feel free to send us a patch or discuss the issue +at xine-devel. |