FFmpeg Summer of Code 2012

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Please detail the deadlines for applying and being a student/mentor.

FFmpeg Summer of Code Proposals and Qualification Tasks.

Contacting Devels

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1st Tier Project Proposals

Improve the audio resampling/rematrixing/converting code

  • right now, we're using libswresample to resample/rematrix audio (samplerate / channels) and to resample the audio format (int, float, 16-bit, 32-bit).
  • both interleaved and planar audio sample formats are already supported
  • We need SIMD optimization of popular conversions (float-int16, int16-float), (stereo-mono-5.1) and anything else thats frequently used.
  • We need support for alternate conversion functions (e.g. sample format conversion with or without dithering)
  • fix bugs in current design (none known but there sure are some)

Mentor: Michael Niedermayer


video filter work

Mentor stefano

2nd Tier (need mentor) Project Proposals

some following proposals might be done by libav, still waiting for dust to settle.

DTS-HD decoder

(1) Add support for mixed Core + DTS-HD stream structure
    (DtsCoreFrame+DtsHdFrame+DtsCoreFrame+DtsHdFrame+...), used by Blu-Ray main
    and commentary tracks.
(2) Add support for XXCh extension (6.1 and 7.1 channels).
(3) Add support for X96 extension (96khz).
(4) Add support for XLL extension (lossless).
(5) Add support for a pure DTS-HD stream structure
    (DtsHdFrame+DtsHdFrame+DtsHdFrame+...), used by Blu-Ray PiP tracks.
(6) Add support for XBR extension (extra bitrate).


MPEG-4 ALS Roundup

This task is to update and enhance the existing ALS decoder as well as integrate and enhance the rudimentary encoder found at: https://github.com/justinruggles/FFmpeg-alsenc

Possible features are:

  • implement rls-lms in the decoder
  • do correct channel layout/sort handling in the decoder
  • update to current master
  • use codec private options
  • implement encode2(), setting pts and duration
  • document options and examples in encoders.texi
  • come up with a good set of encoding tests for FATE
  • implement mcc/channel sort in the encoder
  • implement rls-lms in the encoder
  • implement float support

reverse engineer TAK format

there is some interest in this format. maybe a qual task?

support for more subtitle formats

we have libass support now, either a parser (from mplayer) to convert subs into ass or something else.

mkv ordered chapters / playlist support

get playlist stuff into ffmpeg. playlist is blocking a few things like quicktime edit list and .asx / .pls files.

adobe fragmented http in/out

adobe has a new streaming format.

libavfilter 9/10bit support

make filters work with higher bitrate codecs/colorspaces