[vlc-devel] [Dermot McGahon <dermot at dspsrv.com>] Re: Re: VIA acceleration

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From: Dermot McGahon <dermot at dspsrv.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:43:12 +0000
To: vlc-devel at videolan.org
Subject: Re: [vlc-devel] Re: VIA acceleration
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Dan,

Code attached for review. The author is still working on and
in particular noted that some of the attributions need to be
updated before merging it ... the codec part is based on the
xine xxmc codec. The vout extensions are his own.


Dermot.
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Dan Brennan wrote:

>Dermot,
>
>I have the hardware and will test it if you send it to me.
>
>Dan
>
>Dermot McGahon wrote:
>
>>Dan,
>>
>>I've had a response from Christophe. Since it's a h/w decoder, the 
>>method of implementing this does not really fit cleanly into the 
>>existing (good) architecture. Deinterlacing and other video filters 
>>will not be possible for h/w decoded streams, since the picture data 
>>is not available to be modified. Christophe does not have time to 
>>port up to svn. The bottom-line is that this is still 
>>proof-of-concept work and unlikely to get into the tree in a useful 
>>state without substantial work from a vlc developer. And since none 
>>of the developers use the h/w, don't expect that to happen as a 
>>matter of course.
>>
>>Christophe is going to send me the code for review anyway. I will not 
>>be able to justify spending much time on it, given that deinterlacing 
>>and marquee filtering won't be possible.
>>
>>
>>Dermot.
>>-- 
>>
>>Dan Brennan wrote:
>>
>>>Okay, I'll be available for testing if needed.
>>>
>>>Dan
>>>
>>>Dermot McGahon wrote:
>>>
>>>>Dan Brennan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I recently started an HTPC project using a C3/CN400 based board. I 
>>>>>saw a post in the archives about someone porting VIA hardware 
>>>>>acceleration to VLC. Has this been completed? If not, can I assist 
>>>>>in the task?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It is being worked on in-house by somebody. When he is ready, he 
>>>>will release it to some developers for porting to SVN and 
>>>>subsequent testing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Dermot.
>>>>-- 
>>>>
>>>
>>
>




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