[vlc-devel] [PATCH] filters: deinterlace: add slice threading (yadif2x)

[Romain Vimont]

On 3/31/20 4:10 PM, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Until VLC core supports asynchronous filtering, I don't really see the point in
> threaded filters.

I think it makes sense: it can be an implementation detail of a filter 
to do its computation in parallel.

  In the mean time, it seems likely to cause more problems than
> it solves. This might increase bandwidth, but it will increase latency.

Why would it increase latency?