[vlc-devel] Problem with RGB24 Directshow display

[Developer]

Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Le dimanche 6 décembre 2009 18:21:34 Developer, vous avez écrit :
>   
>> I guess my first question is their a special reason why this is the
>> case?  Is/was their some special need to support BGR over RGB?  I would
>> have thought default should have been RGB.  But may have something to do
>> with BIG/LITTLE ....
>>     
>
> I gues the first and only time this was tested (if ever) by Gildas way back 
> then, the source was BGR.
>
> (...)
>   
>> I will make the comment though Microsoft is little endian, being RGB,
>> and dshow being microsoft most filters will supply true RGB.  But also
>> understand the roots of VLC not being MS based.....
>>     
>
> That's irrelevant. Eventually, the same pieces of hardware are used on MacOS 
> and Linux too. In fact, my X11 server wants RGB32, not BGR32.
>
>   

Ok, well than for an initial attempt, would their be any issue making 
this RGB vs BGR?  That might be simpler as a first step.  Then also 
leaving in the current structure, but enabling that by using a new 
flag/option? (so not as to alienate anyone needing BGR...)

Also let me know how best to work on getting the VM. 

Shawn
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