[theora-dev] FFmpeg's libavcoded

Paul Richards paul.richards at gmail.com
Fri Dec 29 09:52:40 PST 2006


Unless I'm mistaken ffmpeg only supports theora decoding, not encoding.


On 29/12/06, Ed Okerson <ed at okerson.com> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> It is already there in libavcodec:
>
> :~/ffmpeg/libavcodec$ grep -r -i theora *
>
> returns lots of stuff, mostly in vp3.c.  VP3 was the predecessor to theora.
>
> Vorbis is there as well.
>
> Ed
>
> > Hi,
> > I am letting myself known incase someone is interested in this or
> > already has ideas on the subject.
> >
> > I would like to add Theora encoding to ffmpeg's libavcodec library.
> > My goal is to add vorbis / theora / ogm output to Handbrake.  Doing
> > this at the libavcodec level appears to make the most sense as it
> > would benefit more people.
> >
> > I have already made a small start.  I have the configure & build
> > scripts for ffmpeg using the correct libraries etc.  I am now simply
> > browsing through the various API docs (for both libavcodec and
> > libtheora) to attempt my wiring.
> >
> > Any tips, suggestions, or sources of documentation would be welcome. :)
> >
> > thanks,
> >
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> > Paul Richards
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>
>


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Paul Richards


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