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[vlc] / doc / developer / decoders.xml

diff --git a/doc/developer/decoders.xml b/doc/developer/decoders.xml
index 6eea00bdbbbf12f83f197d3fdcd4dd09627913b2..50eefea20206faab97c6918d46cb17875824d95a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/developer/decoders.xml
+++ b/doc/developer/decoders.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ chapters.
 
     <para>
 The input thread spawns the appropriate decoder modules from <filename>
-src/input/input_dec.c</filename>. The <function>Dec_CreateThread</funcion>
+src/input/input_dec.c</filename>. The <function>Dec_CreateThread</function>
 function selects the more accurate decoder module. Each decoder module 
 looks at decoder_config.i_type and returns a score [ see the modules 
-section ]. It then launches <function> module.pf_RunThread()</function>, 
-with an <type>decoder_config_t</type> (audio) or an <type> vdec_config_t
-</type>, described in <filename> include/input_ext-dec.h</filename>.
+section ]. It then launches <function> module.pf_run()</function>, 
+with a <type>decoder_config_t</type>, described in <filename> 
+include/input_ext-dec.h</filename>.
     </para>
 
     <para>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ dropped.
 
     <mediaobject>
       <imageobject>
-        <imagedata fileref="ps.eps" format="EPS" scalefit="1" scale="95" />
+        <imagedata fileref="ps.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" scale="95" />
       </imageobject>
       <imageobject>
         <imagedata fileref="ps.gif" format="GIF" />
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ dropped.
 
     <mediaobject>
       <imageobject>
-        <imagedata fileref="ts.eps" format="EPS" scalefit="1" scale="95" />
+        <imagedata fileref="ts.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" scale="95" />
       </imageobject>
       <imageobject>
         <imagedata fileref="ts.gif" format="GIF" />
@@ -280,15 +280,15 @@ also a new <type>pes_packet_t</type>. You can store your own structure in
     <para>
 VLC already features an MPEG layer 1 and 2 audio decoder, an MPEG MP@ML
 video decoder, an AC3 decoder (borrowed from LiViD), a DVD SPU decoder,
-and an LPCM decoder [not functional yet]. You can write your own
-decoder, just mimic the video parser.
+and an LPCM decoder. You can write your own decoder, just mimic the 
+video parser.
     </para>
 
     <note> <title> Limitations in the current design </title>
     <para>
-Currently, decoders are not "plug-ins", that is they are not dynamically
-loadable. The way the input chooses a decoder is also not final - it
-is hard-wired in <filename> src/input/input_programs.c</filename>.
+To add a new decoder, you'll still have to add the stream type as there's 
+still a a hard-wired piece of code in <filename> src/input/input_programs.c
+</filename>.
     </para> </note>
 
     <para>
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ be described in the following section.
     <sect1> <title> The MPEG video decoder </title>
 
       <para>
-VideoLAN Client provides an MPEG-1, and an MPEG-2 Main Profile @
+VLC media player provides an MPEG-1, and an MPEG-2 Main Profile @
 Main Level decoder. It has been natively written for VLC, and is quite
 mature. Its status is a bit special, since it is splitted between two
 logicial entities : video parser and video decoder.