2 # Difficulty values: Easy, Medium, Hard, Guru
4 # Urgency values: Wishlist, Normal, Important, Critical
10 Description: World domination
11 We need to dominate the world
18 Description: Clock Synchro redesign
19 We need to adapt the clock synchro to work better with BOTH files and streams.
26 Description: CoreAudio multichannel audio output.
27 Convert to <a href="http://www.mat.ucsb.edu:8000/CoreAudio/108">AUHAL</a> based sytem.
28 Still no info over S/PDIF output available.
29 Outstanding issues:<br />
30 - G5 S/PDIF not working<br />
31 - G5 PCM not working because S/PDIF is selected by default, even if not connected.<br />
38 Description: fix subtitle regressions
39 Multi-line subtitles are not aligned correctly.<br />
40 Text subtitles don't work with 32bpp rgb.<br />
41 Investigate behaviour of subpictures when pausing.<br />
46 Difficulty: Easy to Difficult
49 Description: Write some developer documentation
50 Perhaps a skeletal driver in each of the categories, what they need to
51 do, the design decisions, possibilities, or options that drivers in
52 a category might implement. If there is a canonical module for each
53 category or modules that show the range of options that might be mentioned
60 Description: Streaming wizard
61 Make a Streaming wizard for OS X
68 Description: configure overview of modules
69 configure should report what it will and what it won't build, after it is done running.
76 Description: Dual window in embed mode
77 Windows taskbar reports two windows in the video embed mode.
84 Description: Multi-input
85 * Many demuxers don't support it<br />
87 Status: Assigned to fenrir
93 Description: make everything UTF-8 based
94 Convert everything that deals with strings to a UTF-8 based system. Not very difficult, but needs a lot of checking, testing and allows for easy breakage.
101 Description: Rewrite the SAP parser
102 The SAP parser is very dirty at the moment, and needs a complete rewrite.
103 - caching support<br />
104 - timeout support<br />
105 - add meta-information to playlist<br />
106 - session version support<br />
107 Status: Assigned to zorglub (80% done)
113 Description: Playlist II
114 A hierarchized playlist structure, eventually using a media library.
115 Think playlist within playlist, directory structures, SAP section, TV channels list, iTunes library like stuff etc. <a href="http://sierra.via.ecp.fr/~zorglub/vlc/playlist.txt">Thoughts and ideas (not up-to-date)</a><br />
119 - * "Name finder"<br />
120 - * "Protocol rollover" node<br />
121 - *** Item moving/copying facilities<br />
122 - * Ability to save playlist on quit<br />
123 - ? Represent navigation structure as "fake items" ? <br />
124 - Custom playlist format<br />
125 - Helper modules<br />
126 - ** ASX and B4S parsers (see below)<br />
127 - * Rewrite SLP announce discovery<br />
128 - * Live directory representation<br />
129 - *** Implement in Skins 2 interfaces<br />
130 - wx implementation :<br />
131 - ** Support item move/copy<br />
132 - * Explorer view<br />
133 - * Playlist preferences panel<br />
134 - ** Improve iteminfo dialog<br />
135 Status: Assigned to zorglub
141 Description: Improve bookmarks
142 - Put them in the input_item structure to have them persistent
143 - Add an input option to play the whole file but starting at a given bookmark
150 Description: fix ASX playlist parser
151 Basically our asx parser is broken. It doesn't handle relative links. It should also URL encode the hrefs (spaces in the url need to be converted to %20 etc). protocol rollover, authors, title's etc etc aren't handled. See <a href="http://www.meetnewplayers.com/bend/Windows%20Media%20-%20Fun%20with%20asx%20files2.htm">this</a> for asx examples. It is still located in the old demux/m3u.c module instead of modules/demux/playlist/
158 Description: fix current muxers.<br />
159 Our avi muxer doesn't produce valid files<br />
167 The LPCM decoder outputs really small samples which aren't accepted properly by the macosx coreaudio resampler, causing VLC to not output any sound with many DVD's. A test sample that shows this effect on the mac is the Madonna clip.<br />
168 This is now fixed, but there is a problem with buffers in the resampler that now sometimes overflows (or rather get changed after they are released). A good method for reproduction seems to be running Finding Nemo for a minute or 8.
175 Description: New OS X preferences
176 New preferences for Mac OS X. Current not suited for Mac Users and several
177 Pref. elements are broken (hotkeys and int with string desc.).
184 Description: OS X bookmarks window
185 We miss a bookmarks window like the wxwidget one.
192 Description: Finish Mac Mozilla plugin
193 The Mac mozilla plugin needs some more work to be useable. Mostly done now,
201 Description: Controlling the mozilla plugin
202 The mozilla plugin needs to be better controllable (via javascript). <br />
203 - retrieve variable values.<br />
204 - open VLC media player<br />
205 - default html page to control the plugin<br />
207 (80% done) see:<br />
208 <a href="http://sierra.via.ecp.fr/~zorglub/vlc/plugin/vlc.html">Javascript controls</a>
209 <a href="http://sierra.via.ecp.fr/~zorglub/vlc/xul/">XUL controls</a>
210 <a href="http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/">MPlayer Mozilla plugin</a>
211 Status: Assigned to zorglub
215 Platform: Win32, Linux
217 Description: equalizer fixes
218 - Gray out "reset to defaults" for audio equalizer when disabled<br />
219 - Once audio equalizer is disabled, it doesn't enable the first
220 try when you select from main menu. It only works a 2nd change
221 (enable flag not properly set?).
222 To have this work correctly, the best solution is to remove knowledge of
223 presets from the filter and give it to ... core ?
228 Platform: Win32, Linux
230 Description: wxWidgets fixes
231 - Rename wxWindows to wxWidgets<br />
232 - Problems with slider (doesn't go where you click, keep updating while seeking
240 Description: SVCD support
241 Support the cddax and vcdx modules for proper SVCD support. libcdio seems to work a tad flacky under OS X. Cause is unknown.
248 Description: Stream text subtitles
249 Find a a way to stream text subtitles, in TS and in RTP.<br />
250 Needs testing and validating<br />
258 Description: RTSP server
259 Full implementation of a RTSP server. We already have a very basic implementation working but it does need a lot more work. See the following <a href="http://via.ecp.fr/via/ml/streaming/200408/msg00068.html">mail</a> and <a href="http://via.ecp.fr/via/ml/streaming/200410/msg00002.html">mail</a>.
265 Platform: Win32/Linux
266 Description: V4L and dshow tuning support
267 We need an API that allows us to control the tuning of V4L and dshow TV cards.
268 Status: Todo (CryHavoc)
274 Description: RAR/ZIP/... access
275 An access module that would be able to uncompress compressed files.
282 Description: DVTS support
283 DV over RTP support. See <a href="http://www.sfc.wide.ad.jp/DVTS/">DVTS homepage</a>
290 Description: WinCE port finalizing
291 The WinCE port needs a little maturing and optimization.
292 Status: Assigned to gibalou
298 Description: Full blown OSD system
299 In the line of freevo etc.
300 (Checkout the correct svn branch)
301 Status: 80% done. Assigned to thedj, jpsaman and yoann
307 Description: GSM decoder
308 The <a href="http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html">Toast</a> implementation.
315 Description: AMR decoder
316 We will need to find one that isn't based on the reference code.
323 Description: MusePack decoder
324 Need I say more? <a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?showtopic=21775&">MPCdec</a>. We are awaiting MPC 7.5 or 8.0 specification which should split the codec from the fileformat.
331 Description: APE decoder
332 Need I say more? <a href="http://www.monkeysaudio.com/">Monkeys Audio (APE)</a> website. This codec is currently not GPL compatible. We will have to await a GPL compatible implementation of this.
339 Description: flash video playing/streaming
340 A flash video muxer and demuxer. FFMPEG can already output flash video. a waste not to make use of that capability.
347 Description: Closed Captions/Teletext support
348 In order to conform to international regulations, VLC needs to be able to decode the closed captions in TV, DVD, DVB and HDTV video. V4L has a CC api, DVD and HDTV usually have them in a seperate stream.<br />
349 - Use ZVBI library for VBI decoding and image generation<br />
350 - ESTI EN 300 472 for EBU teletext support in DVB<br />
351 Perhaps look at Xawtv, dvbtext and other vbi, vtx systems.
358 Description: DVB info in NIT
359 We need to get the information of a DVB stream that are in the NIT (current program, next program, ...)
366 Description: IceCast/ShoutCast serving
367 This would be a nice thing for the sake of completeness of VLC's streaming capabilities.
374 Description: More/Better Picture filters
375 There are several picture filters (blend, scale), but we can use more (screenshot, crop, move..) We probably need on the fly picture filter insertion as well. (and also not-on-the-fly)<br />
376 - ideas for new filters are a greenwall filter, and a goom filter that mixes goom effects into the vout.
383 Description: Vout redesign
384 - vout needs distinct splitting into vout_core, vout_window, pic_filter, vout_filter<br />
385 - needs 'assistance' vout windows (clone filters, goom) etc.<br />
386 - 4:3, 16:9, freeform Aspect Ratio<br />
387 - cropping and padding (do at OS level, but provide a core call to set it up and configure).<br />
388 - OSD at window resolution instead of video res (secondary vout channel)<br />
389 - a OSD needs to be bound to a vout stream (no subs on goom vout)<br />
390 - Use OS native calls where appropriate, with 'C' fallbacks. (OpenGL, Quartz, DirectX already has many of the funtionalities we seek and sometimes they are a lot faster too).<br />
391 - Allow a vout to reuse a window by resizing it (instead of closing and opening).
392 - better hotkeys integration
399 Description: Subtitle work
400 - better SSA support with postioning, colors etc.<br />
407 Description: Automatic charset recognition
408 See if we can use <a href="http://trific.ath.cx/software/enca/">ENCA</a> for automatic charset recognition on subtitle files. Might simplify usage of sub files a lot? Might require complete file to be parsed by ENCA before good result is returned?
416 Port VLC skins to Objective C++ and OSX. Also requires the intf to be a dialog provider. There is already some code in the VLC sourcetree.<br />
418 - In a first step, the need for a dialog provider can be easily omitted.<br />
419 - In theory, only a small amount of classes (6 or so) must be written for OS X, implementing predefined interfaces.<br />
420 - The code of <a href="http://www.fltk.org">FLTK</a> could be really helpful to identify the correct functions and see how to use them.
427 Description: informing user.
428 Implement a system to: <br />
429 - Alert the user of critical errors (cannot play file). Should be blocking. <br />
430 - Ask the user a question (Are you sure? or Try to Fix index of avi? or Overwrite File?)<br />
431 - Inform the user, without disturbing him. (Buffering stream). This might require a displaytime or something. Because how do we know how long this information should be displayed? Also think of buffering 0-100%<br />
432 - present a user/passwd dialog when we get an authentication failure on a stream.<br />
433 Implementation ideas: <br />
434 - via variables and callbacks. How to give answers back ?<br />
435 - via p_intf->pf_* functions.<br />
442 Description: Full H323 Videoconferencing
443 VLC isn't really suited for this yet, because it introduces quite large latencies. This should be fixed before the H323 can ever come close to working in VLC.
444 We also will need SIP support. A first implementation using a custom protocol is being made.
451 Description: QuickTime capturing
452 Allow capturing from QuickTime Firewire, USB and PCI devices.
453 Possibly see: <a href="http://bugzilla.videolan.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=416">Bug 416</a>
460 Description: export paramaters of an input
461 Export the Media Info of a file/source to a standard xml file for use by other applications. Possibly combine with file "probe'ing".<br />
473 Description: statistics
474 Count packetloss, bandwith usage and fps for statistics.<br />
481 Description: http cookies
482 For protected VoD (http://a-select.surfnet.nl)
489 Description: Progressive download playing
490 Allow application/vlc mimetype to launch VLC instead of plugin for video file.
491 Allows for Progressive download to TEMP folder from browsers. VLC would play the file in the TEMP.
498 Description: rendezvous announces
499 Apple released the rendezvous code under a Open Source license now. perhaps it can be used. (It's OpenTalk now btw).<br />
500 Note: the licence is probably not DFSG compatible. Alternative mDNS implementations exist<br />
501 DMAP protocol announce for videos.
502 Status: Partly done (DAAP only)
508 Description: SDL vout cleaning
509 The SDL vout hasn't been updated for a long while. It needs some cleaning up. New hotkeys support, better resizing, alignment etc. Even though SDL isn't used much, this vout shouldn't disappear, because it is a crossplatform API.
516 Description: Electronic Program Guide
517 Integrate a EPG system into VLC.
518 Status: Todo (CryHavoc)
524 Description: a Time Shifting module
525 This module should create TiVo like capabilities for VLC.
526 Status: Todo (CryHavoc)
532 Description: UDP packet reordering
533 Currently we ignore every packet that is too late and just wait for a fresh one.
534 It would be nice to be able to reorder the packets in the buffer to prevent degredation of the signal.
541 Description: Make vlm more user friendly (setup etc)
542 vlm is kinda a pain to setup if you are not entirely experienced with A/V and streaming or VLC for that matter.<br />
543 It can be heavily improved by updating the vlm http interface. Using seperate fields for the need paramters of a schedule/source.<br />
544 Also, GUI implementation.
551 Description: Protocol rollover
552 It would be cool if VLC supported something like a protocol rollover mechanism, much like WM server has as well. Multicast, UDP, TCP, HTTP etc.
553 However, how spec compliant can this be?<br />
554 We require a timeout on udp connecting. Beyond this a playlist file can be used to do a form of protocol rollover when one of the links fails ( or implement this in the new style playlist system [only advance index on failure]).
561 Description: NAT issues
562 Find a way to deal with clients behind a NAT. Multicast and RTSP work 'poorly' in these setups. NATP2P, STUN, UDP hole punching, other techniques ????
563 Protocol rollover can be a solution for a lot of these issues.
564 Use full DNS names in SDP
571 Description: Gstreamer and Helix API integration
572 See if you can support GStreamer and helix plugins in one way or another.
579 Description: Gnome-vfs support
580 For integration with smb, sftp and other file sharing/mounting methods
587 Description: Matroska muxer
595 Description: TTA decoder
596 TTA is said to be a fast en good lossless codec. Opensource library
597 availabe: http://tta.corecodec.org/
604 Description: Option to automatically deinterlace when needed
605 Mkv stores wether a video track is interlaced in the traxk descriptor
606 libmpeg2 etc output this information in the header AND on a per-picture basis
613 Description: UDF decoder
614 Support for the new XML based subtitle format called UDF
621 Description: Faster deinterlacing
622 Our deinterlacers are relatively slow. DScaler has the best Soft deinterlacers out there.
623 Unfortunatly it is very Win32 focused.
630 Description: More service discovery modules
631 - Port UPnP support from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89768 <br />
632 - libhal based discovery (should be able to find cd, dvd, capture cards, etc etc <br />
633 - Perhaps a generalized webpage parser (use user supplied templates to parse
634 streams from popular websites )
641 Description: file filters in the open dialog
642 Have default filters in the open dialog. like:
644 Sound Files( .mp3, .ogg, .wav, .m4a, .m4p)<br />
645 Video Files( .avi, .mkv, .mov, .mpg, .m2v, etc)<br />
646 Subtitle Files( .idx, .sub, .utf, .srt)<br />
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