[vlc-devel] Interest in VLC Bounties – Which ones are still open and unlocked?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Hi,

The list hasn't been updated in a while, with some tasks having been done or partially done, or at least assigned to someone or other. Also prizes are like a decade old and, IMO, would need to be increased if only to account for inflation.

Also, the general expectation is that those tasks require more specific expertise than yours. In other words, it would take too much of your time to be worth it if you haven't already worked on VLC or something close enough. Indeed, you were expected to know which specific tasks you would be taking upon.

(And sure, you could wing it with AI, but then you'll piss off the reviewers and likely get nothing.)


Br,

Le 12 mars 2026 12:39:07 GMT+07:00, Wisdom Honest <wisdomhonest1 at gmail.com> a écrit :
>Hello VideoLAN team,
>
>My name is Wisdom. I am a C / python developer with 3yrs of experience a
>linux system Engineer and low-level optimizations.
>
>I have read the Bounties page (https://wiki.videolan.org/Bounties) and I
>would like to work on one of the open bounties.
>
>According to the rules, I must contact you first. The list is always Work
>In Progress, so please tell me:
>
>Which of the following are still open, have NOT been locked to anyone, and
>have NOT been updated or removed?
>
>Here is the complete current list with prices (as shown today on the wiki):
>
>VLC Features:
>- libVLC API for filters – 2000 €
>- libVLC API for sout and smem – 2000 €
>- Webdav support – 700 €
>- Demuxdump2 – 2000 €
>- UPnP/DLNA renderer – 2000 €
>- Subtitles under the video – 1500 € (+500 € per extra module)
>- Dual subtitles support – 1000 €
>- RTP packetization (WMA / WMV / VC-1) – 250 € each
>- DVB scanning – 1000 €
>- DVB Scanning² – 500 €
>- HTTP POST support – 1000 €
>- HTTP Pool for DASH – 2000 €
>- Preferences for LUA extensions – 2500 €
>- Add RTP with FEC – 1200 €
>- Working RealMedia Demuxer – 1000 €
>- ARM optimizations – TBD
>- Convert deinterlacer x86 optimizations – 500 €
>- Support DVD Audio – 2000 €
>- Support HD-DVD – 2000 €
>
>VLC bugs:
>- Audio Loopback for Mac – 500 €
>- UI for better screencasting – 250 €
>- RTSP/UDP issue – 2000 €
>- Asynchronous demuxer end-of-stream – 250 €
>- Separate video converters from video filters – 500 €
>- NVENC encoder – 1000 € (excl. NVIDIA)
>- Allow video filters to provide a picture pool – 1500 €
>
>Libavcodec bugs:
>- Multi-threaded hw decoding – 500 €
>
>Libavcodec features:
>- MVC – 6000 €
>- Cineform features – 1000 €
>- VoxWare MetaSound – 500 €
>- X-AVC-S decoder – 600 €
>- Microsoft VC1 Progressive – 600 €
>- AAC (AACE / xHE-AAC) – 500 €
>- Other decoder (general purpose or CCTV codecs) – 500 € each
>
>Once I know which ones are available, I will pick one and send a small
>reasonable patch to get it temporarily locked.
>
>Thank you very much!
>
>Best regards,
>Wisdom Honest