[vlc] RTSP client in vlc 2.1

[Gilles Chanteperdrix]

On 12/14/2013 06:08 PM, Ross Finlayson wrote:
>>> So, rather than sending a "TEARDOWN" for all subtitle tracks,
>>> and then doing a subsequent "SETUP" for the subtitle track that
>>> the user really wants, VLC's LIVE555-interface code should
>>> instead send a "TEARDOWN" for all subtitle tracks *except* the
>>> one that the user wants (and then not send another "SETUP").
>>> (Note that you can do this using the second form of the
>>> "RTSPClient::sendTeardownCommand()" function: the one that takes
>>> a "MediaSubsession&" as parameter.)
>> 
>> I had thought about that, but this will not work either, what
>> happens if the user wants to change the sub-title track later? You
>> have the SETUP after TEARDOWN issue again.
> 
> OK, so instead - how about not sending any "TEARDOWN"s at all (for
> any of the subtitle tracks)?  VLC will still receive all of the
> subtitle tracks (which shouldn't be a problem, because they're
> generally low-bitrate), but render only the one that the user's
> interested in.

Yes, that is what vlc 2.0 used to do, and it worked.

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                                                                Gilles.