Win32 is probably the most common desktop platform, we should support it
as well. Besides, most students at Centrale use Windows and VideoLAN was
originally designed for them.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 26 Apr 2001 (gbazin)
Task: 0x5c
Difficulty: Medium
Description: Fix the FreeBSD port
The FreeBSD port of vlc doesn't run, probably because of a pthread
issue. This should be investigated.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 19 Jul 2001 (Øyvind Kolbu <oyvindk@world-online.no>)
Task: 0x5a
Difficulty: Hard
The internal clocks of the server and the client are not assured to be
in perfect synchronization, which may be annoying when playing a movie.
Reduce this jitter by using a well-chosen filter.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 1 May 2001 (henri)
Task: 0x58
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Critical
Description: Language and subtitles selection in network input
The vls will probably have to be modified as well.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done (henri)
Task: 0x57
Difficulty: Guru
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: Hardware AC3 decoding
Some soundcards directly grok Dolby AC3. This would spare a lot of CPU time.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done (stef)
Task: 0x53
Difficulty: Medium
Description: Fix AC3 decoder
The AC3 decoder still has a few quality issues; fix them, and try to add
MMX support to it as well.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 15 June 2001 (reno)
Task: 0x52
Difficulty: Guru
Urgency: Important
Description: Write stream zones support
For random access we need to know where stream descriptors are valid
- and reside (essentially DVD plugin). -> Meuuh
+ and reside (essentially DVD plugin).
Status: Done (stef)
Task: 0x4d
Urgency: Normal
Description: Write subtitles and stream information in YUV coordinates
... so that they can be displayed even in "overlay" mode.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done (sam)
Task: 0x4c
Difficulty: Medium
The input structures have undergone a major restructuration with
input-II. It might be a good idea to reflect thoses changes in the
documentation.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 16 Jul 2001 (Meuuh)
Task: 0x4b
Difficulty: Guru
Urgency: Normal
Description: Write ES input plugin
We need to be able to read .mpg video streams, or .mp* audio streams.
- More information -> Meuuh
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 27 Jun 2001 (Meuuh)
Task: 0x49
Difficulty: Easy
Description: Fix audio synchro
With some audio plugins, the audio stream is late because of buffer
sizes. See what's wrong and fix it.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 12 July 2001 (reno)
Task: 0x47
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency: Normal
Description: Make decoders dynamically loadable
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 05 October 2001 (henri)
Task: 0x46
Difficulty: Hard
Description: LPCM decoder
The LPCM decoder is full of stubs, it only parses the stream
but does not decode it. Fix this.
-Status: Todo
+Status: Done 12 Jun 2001 (henri)
Task: 0x1c
Difficulty: Guru