[vlc-devel] libvlc_media_descriptor_add_option and :vout-filter problem

[jboileau]

Thanks!

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Antoine Cellerier <dionoea at videolan.org> wrote:
> On Wed, May 07, 2008, jboileau wrote:
> > In an attempt to use filters with libvlc I have tried simply adding
> > the option to my media descriptor with
> > libvlc_media_descriptor_add_option. Ex ":vout-filter=magnify". At
> > least this should work fine for filters I do not need to interact
> > with.
> >
> > But the problem I have is that it only works on the first media
> > descriptor/play. For example if I create a media descriptor without a
> > ":vout" option, play it, then create a new media descriptor with a
> > ":vout-filter=magnify" option and play this new one, I will not get
> > the magnify filter. The reverse is also true. If I create a first
> > media descriptor with the filter option I will get the magnify filter,
> > but if I play a second media descriptor without any filter option the
> > magnify filter will stay enabled.
>
> That might be due to VLC's attempt at reusing a previous video output if
> possible. Function __vout_Request in src/video_output/video_output.c is
> repsonsible for video output creation. This function, if it finds a
> previous video ouput, checks for the "vout-filter" variable attached to
> the old video output ... which is unlikely to get updated if you use
> :vout-filter=something. So basically that code is broken. I'll try to
> fix that right away.
>
> --
> Antoine Cellerier
> dionoea
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Jacques Boileau