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* modules/demux/ogg.c, modules/codec/vorbis.c: misc small fixes.
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 /*****************************************************************************
- * a52.c: ATSC A/52 aka AC-3 decoder plugin for vlc.
- *   This plugin makes use of liba52 to decode A/52 audio
- *   (http://liba52.sf.net/).
+ * a52.c: A/52 basic parser
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 20012002 VideoLAN
- * $Id: a52.c,v 1.1 2002/08/11 01:27:01 massiot Exp $
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 VideoLAN
+ * $Id: a52.c,v 1.23 2003/09/02 20:19:25 gbazin Exp $
  *
- * Authors: Gildas Bazin <gbazin@netcourrier.com>
+ * Authors: Stéphane Borel <stef@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Christophe Massiot <massiot@via.ecp.fr>
- *      
+ *          Gildas Bazin <gbazin@netcourrier.com>
+ *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  * (at your option) any later version.
- * 
+ *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Preamble
  *****************************************************************************/
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>                                              /* memcpy() */
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
-#include <vlc/aout.h>
 #include <vlc/decoder.h>
+#include <vlc/input.h>
+#include <vlc/aout.h>
+#include <vlc/sout.h>
 
-#include <stdlib.h>                                      /* malloc(), free() */
-#include <string.h>                                              /* strdup() */
-#ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
-#   include <stdint.h>                                         /* int16_t .. */
-#elif HAVE_INTTYPES_H
-#   include <inttypes.h>                                       /* int16_t .. */
-#endif
-
-#ifdef USE_A52DEC_TREE                                 /* liba52 header file */
-#   include "include/a52.h"
-#else
-#   include "a52dec/a52.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#   include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#define A52_FRAME_SIZE 1536 
+#define A52_HEADER_SIZE 7
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * a52_thread_t : a52 decoder thread descriptor
+ * decoder_sys_t : decoder descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
-typedef struct a52_thread_s
+struct decoder_sys_t
 {
+    /* Module mode */
+    vlc_bool_t b_packetizer;
+
     /*
-     * liba52 properties
+     * Input properties
      */
-    a52_state_t *       p_a52_state;
-    vlc_bool_t          b_dynrng;
+    int     i_state;
+
+    uint8_t p_header[A52_HEADER_SIZE];
+    int     i_header;
+
+    mtime_t pts;
 
-    /* The bit stream structure handles the PES stream at the bit level */
-    bit_stream_t        bit_stream;
+    int     i_frame_size;
 
     /*
-     * Input properties
+     * Decoder output properties
      */
-    decoder_fifo_t *    p_fifo;                /* stores the PES stream data */
-    data_packet_t *     p_data;
+    aout_instance_t *     p_aout;                                  /* opaque */
+    aout_input_t *        p_aout_input;                            /* opaque */
+    audio_sample_format_t aout_format;
+
+    aout_buffer_t *       p_aout_buffer; /* current aout buffer being filled */
 
     /*
-     * Output properties
+     * Packetizer output properties
      */
-    aout_instance_t *   p_aout; /* opaque */
-    aout_input_t *      p_aout_input; /* opaque */
-    audio_sample_format_t output_format;
-    mtime_t             last_date;
-} a52_thread_t;
+    sout_packetizer_input_t *p_sout_input;
+    sout_format_t           sout_format;
+    sout_buffer_t *         p_sout_buffer;            /* current sout buffer */
 
-/*****************************************************************************
+    /*
+     * Common properties
+     */
+    uint8_t               *p_out_buffer;                    /* output buffer */
+    int                   i_out_buffer;         /* position in output buffer */
+    audio_date_t          end_date;
+};
+
+enum {
+
+    STATE_NOSYNC,
+    STATE_PARTIAL_SYNC,
+    STATE_SYNC,
+    STATE_HEADER,
+    STATE_DATA
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes
- *****************************************************************************/
-static int  OpenDecoder    ( vlc_object_t * );
-static int  RunDecoder     ( decoder_fifo_t * );
-static int  DecodeFrame    ( a52_thread_t *, const byte_t * );
-static int  InitThread     ( a52_thread_t *, decoder_fifo_t * );
-static void EndThread      ( a52_thread_t * );
+ ****************************************************************************/
+static int  OpenDecoder   ( vlc_object_t * );
+static int  OpenPacketizer( vlc_object_t * );
+
+static int  InitDecoder   ( decoder_t * );
+static int  RunDecoder    ( decoder_t *, block_t * );
+static int  EndDecoder    ( decoder_t * );
+
+static int  SyncInfo      ( const byte_t *, int *, int *, int *,int * );
+
+static int GetOutBuffer ( decoder_t *, uint8_t ** );
+static int GetAoutBuffer( decoder_t *, aout_buffer_t ** );
+static int GetSoutBuffer( decoder_t *, sout_buffer_t ** );
+static int SendOutBuffer( decoder_t * );
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
-#define DYNRNG_TEXT N_("A/52 dynamic range compression")
-#define DYNRNG_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Dynamic range compression makes the loud sounds softer, and the soft " \
-    "sounds louder, so you can more easily listen to the stream in a noisy " \
-    "environment without disturbing anyone. If you disable the dynamic range "\
-    "compression the playback will be more adapted to a movie theater or a " \
-    "listening room.")
-
 vlc_module_begin();
-    add_category_hint( N_("Miscellaneous"), NULL );
-    add_bool( "a52-dynrng", 1, NULL, DYNRNG_TEXT, DYNRNG_LONGTEXT );
-    set_description( _("a52 ATSC A/52 aka AC-3 audio decoder module") );
-    set_capability( "decoder", 60 );
+    set_description( _("A/52 parser") );
+    set_capability( "decoder", 100 );
     set_callbacks( OpenDecoder, NULL );
+
+    add_submodule();
+    set_description( _("A/52 audio packetizer") );
+    set_capability( "packetizer", 10 );
+    set_callbacks( OpenPacketizer, NULL );
 vlc_module_end();
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * OpenDecoder: probe the decoder and return score
- *****************************************************************************
- * Tries to launch a decoder and return score so that the interface is able
- * to choose.
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int OpenDecoder( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
-    decoder_fifo_t *p_fifo = (decoder_fifo_t*) p_this;
-    
-    if( p_fifo->i_fourcc != VLC_FOURCC('a','5','2',' ') )
-    {   
+    decoder_t *p_dec = (decoder_t*)p_this;
+
+    if( p_dec->p_fifo->i_fourcc != VLC_FOURCC('a','5','2',' ')
+         && p_dec->p_fifo->i_fourcc != VLC_FOURCC('a','5','2','b') )
+    {
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
+
+    p_dec->pf_init = InitDecoder;
+    p_dec->pf_decode = RunDecoder;
+    p_dec->pf_end = EndDecoder;
+
+    /* Allocate the memory needed to store the decoder's structure */
+    if( ( p_dec->p_sys =
+          (decoder_sys_t *)malloc(sizeof(decoder_sys_t)) ) == NULL )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_dec, "out of memory" );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
+    p_dec->p_sys->b_packetizer = VLC_FALSE;
 
-    p_fifo->pf_run = RunDecoder;
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int OpenPacketizer( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+{
+    decoder_t *p_dec = (decoder_t*)p_this;
+
+    int i_ret = OpenDecoder( p_this );
+
+    if( i_ret == VLC_SUCCESS ) p_dec->p_sys->b_packetizer = VLC_TRUE;
+
+    return i_ret;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
- * RunDecoder: this function is called just after the thread is created
+ * InitDecoder: Initalize the decoder
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int RunDecoder( decoder_fifo_t *p_fifo )
+static int InitDecoder( decoder_t *p_dec )
 {
-    a52_thread_t *p_dec;
+    p_dec->p_sys->i_state = STATE_NOSYNC;
 
-    /* Allocate the memory needed to store the thread's structure */
-    p_dec = (a52_thread_t *)malloc( sizeof(a52_thread_t) );
-    if( p_dec == NULL )
-    {
-        msg_Err( p_fifo, "out of memory" );
-        DecoderError( p_fifo );
-        return -1;
-    }
+    p_dec->p_sys->p_out_buffer = NULL;
+    p_dec->p_sys->i_out_buffer = 0;
+    aout_DateSet( &p_dec->p_sys->end_date, 0 );
 
-    if( InitThread( p_dec, p_fifo ) )
-    {
-        msg_Err( p_dec->p_fifo, "could not initialize thread" );
-        DecoderError( p_fifo );
-        free( p_dec );
-        return -1;
-    }
+    p_dec->p_sys->p_aout = NULL;
+    p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_input = NULL;
+    p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_buffer = NULL;
+    p_dec->p_sys->aout_format.i_format = VLC_FOURCC('a','5','2',' ');
+
+    p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_input = NULL;
+    p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_buffer = NULL;
+    p_dec->p_sys->sout_format.i_cat = AUDIO_ES;
+    p_dec->p_sys->sout_format.i_fourcc = VLC_FOURCC( 'a', '5', '2', ' ' );
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-    /* liba52 decoder thread's main loop */
-    while( !p_dec->p_fifo->b_die && !p_dec->p_fifo->b_error )
+/****************************************************************************
+ * RunDecoder: the whole thing
+ ****************************************************************************
+ * This function is called just after the thread is launched.
+ ****************************************************************************/
+static int RunDecoder( decoder_t *p_dec, block_t *p_block )
+{
+    decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
+    int i_block_pos = 0;
+    mtime_t i_pts = p_block->i_pts;
+
+    while( i_block_pos < p_block->i_buffer )
     {
-        int i_frame_size, i_flags, i_rate, i_bit_rate;
-        mtime_t pts;
-        /* Temporary buffer to store the raw frame to be decoded */
-        byte_t p_frame_buffer[3840];
-
-        /* Look for sync word - should be 0x0b77 */
-        RealignBits( &p_dec->bit_stream );
-        while( (ShowBits( &p_dec->bit_stream, 16 ) ) != 0x0b77 && 
-               (!p_dec->p_fifo->b_die) && (!p_dec->p_fifo->b_error))
+        switch( p_sys->i_state )
         {
-            RemoveBits( &p_dec->bit_stream, 8 );
-        }
+        case STATE_NOSYNC:
+            /* Look for sync word - should be 0x0b77 */
+            while( i_block_pos < p_block->i_buffer &&
+                   p_block->p_buffer[i_block_pos] != 0x0b )
+            {
+                i_block_pos++;
+            }
 
-        /* Get A/52 frame header */
-        GetChunk( &p_dec->bit_stream, p_frame_buffer, 7 );
-        if( p_dec->p_fifo->b_die ) break;
+            if( i_block_pos < p_block->i_buffer )
+            {
+                p_sys->i_state = STATE_PARTIAL_SYNC;
+                i_block_pos++;
+                p_sys->p_header[0] = 0x0b;
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
 
-        /* Check if frame is valid and get frame info */
-        i_frame_size = a52_syncinfo( p_frame_buffer, &i_flags, &i_rate,
-                                     &i_bit_rate );
+        case STATE_PARTIAL_SYNC:
+            if( p_block->p_buffer[i_block_pos] == 0x77 )
+            {
+                p_sys->i_state = STATE_SYNC;
+                i_block_pos++;
+                p_sys->p_header[1] = 0x77;
+                p_sys->i_header = 2;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                p_sys->i_state = STATE_NOSYNC;
+            }
+            break;
 
-        if( !i_frame_size )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_dec->p_fifo, "a52_syncinfo failed" );
-            continue;
-        }
+        case STATE_SYNC:
+            /* New frame, set the Presentation Time Stamp */
+            p_sys->pts = i_pts; i_pts = 0;
+            if( p_sys->pts != 0 &&
+                p_sys->pts != aout_DateGet( &p_sys->end_date ) )
+            {
+                aout_DateSet( &p_sys->end_date, p_sys->pts );
+            }
+            p_sys->i_state = STATE_HEADER;
+            break;
 
-        if( (p_dec->p_aout_input != NULL) &&
-            ( (p_dec->output_format.i_rate != i_rate)
-               /* || (p_dec->output_format.i_channels != i_channels) */ ) )
-        {
-            /* Parameters changed - this should not happen. */
-            aout_InputDelete( p_dec->p_aout, p_dec->p_aout_input );
-            p_dec->p_aout_input = NULL;
-        }
+        case STATE_HEADER:
+            /* Get A/52 frame header (A52_HEADER_SIZE bytes) */
+            if( p_sys->i_header < A52_HEADER_SIZE )
+            {
+                int i_size = __MIN( A52_HEADER_SIZE - p_sys->i_header,
+                                    p_block->i_buffer - i_block_pos );
 
-        /* Creating the audio input if not created yet. */
-        if( p_dec->p_aout_input == NULL )
-        {
-            p_dec->output_format.i_rate = i_rate;
-            /* p_dec->output_format.i_channels = i_channels; */
-            p_dec->p_aout_input = aout_InputNew( p_dec->p_fifo,
-                                                 &p_dec->p_aout,
-                                                 &p_dec->output_format );
+                memcpy( p_sys->p_header + p_sys->i_header,
+                        p_block->p_buffer + i_block_pos, i_size );
+                i_block_pos += i_size;
+                p_sys->i_header += i_size;
+            }
+
+            if( p_sys->i_header < A52_HEADER_SIZE )
+                break;
 
-            if ( p_dec->p_aout_input == NULL )
+            if( GetOutBuffer( p_dec, &p_sys->p_out_buffer )
+                != VLC_SUCCESS )
             {
-                p_dec->p_fifo->b_error = 1;
+                block_Release( p_block );
+                return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            }
+
+            if( !p_sys->p_out_buffer )
+            {
+                p_sys->i_state = STATE_NOSYNC;
                 break;
             }
-        }
 
-        /* Set the Presentation Time Stamp */
-        CurrentPTS( &p_dec->bit_stream, &pts, NULL );
-        if ( pts != 0 )
-        {
-            p_dec->last_date = pts;
+            memcpy( p_sys->p_out_buffer, p_sys->p_header, A52_HEADER_SIZE );
+            p_sys->i_out_buffer = A52_HEADER_SIZE;
+            p_sys->i_state = STATE_DATA;
+            break;
+
+        case STATE_DATA:
+            /* Copy the whole A52 frame into the aout buffer */
+            if( p_sys->i_out_buffer < p_sys->i_frame_size )
+            {
+                int i_size = __MIN( p_sys->i_frame_size - p_sys->i_out_buffer,
+                                    p_block->i_buffer - i_block_pos );
+
+                memcpy( p_sys->p_out_buffer + p_sys->i_out_buffer,
+                        p_block->p_buffer + i_block_pos, i_size );
+                i_block_pos += i_size;
+                p_sys->i_out_buffer += i_size;
+            }
+
+            if( p_sys->i_out_buffer < p_sys->i_frame_size )
+                break; /* Need more data */
+
+            SendOutBuffer( p_dec );
+
+            p_sys->i_state = STATE_NOSYNC;
+            break;
         }
+    }
 
-        /* Get the complete frame */
-        GetChunk( &p_dec->bit_stream, p_frame_buffer + 7,
-                  i_frame_size - 7 );
-        if( p_dec->p_fifo->b_die ) break;
+    block_Release( p_block );
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-        if( DecodeFrame( p_dec, p_frame_buffer ) )
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * EndDecoder: clean up the decoder
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int EndDecoder( decoder_t *p_dec )
+{
+    if( p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_input != NULL )
+    {
+        if( p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_buffer )
         {
-            p_dec->p_fifo->b_error = 1;
-            break;
+            aout_DecDeleteBuffer( p_dec->p_sys->p_aout,
+                                  p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_input,
+                                  p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_buffer );
         }
+
+        aout_DecDelete( p_dec->p_sys->p_aout, p_dec->p_sys->p_aout_input );
     }
 
-    /* If b_error is set, the decoder thread enters the error loop */
-    if( p_dec->p_fifo->b_error )
+    if( p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_input != NULL )
     {
-        DecoderError( p_dec->p_fifo );
+        if( p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_buffer )
+        {
+            sout_BufferDelete( p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_input->p_sout,
+                               p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_buffer );
+        }
+
+        sout_InputDelete( p_dec->p_sys->p_sout_input );
     }
 
-    /* End of the a52 decoder thread */
-    EndThread( p_dec );
+    free( p_dec->p_sys );
 
-    return 0;
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * InitThread: initialize data before entering main loop
+ * GetOutBuffer:
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int InitThread( a52_thread_t * p_dec, decoder_fifo_t * p_fifo )
+static int GetOutBuffer ( decoder_t *p_dec, uint8_t **pp_out_buffer )
 {
-    /* Initialize the thread properties */
-    p_dec->p_aout = NULL;
-    p_dec->p_aout_input = NULL;
-    p_dec->p_fifo = p_fifo;
-    p_dec->output_format.i_format = AOUT_FMT_FLOAT32;
-    p_dec->output_format.i_channels = 2; /* FIXME ! */
-    p_dec->last_date = 0;
-
-    /* Initialize liba52 */
-    p_dec->p_a52_state = a52_init( 0 );
-    if( p_dec->p_a52_state == NULL )
+    decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
+    int i_ret;
+
+    if( p_sys->b_packetizer )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_dec->p_fifo, "unable to initialize liba52" );
-        return -1;
+        i_ret= GetSoutBuffer( p_dec, &p_sys->p_sout_buffer );
+        *pp_out_buffer =
+            p_sys->p_sout_buffer ? p_sys->p_sout_buffer->p_buffer : NULL;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        i_ret = GetAoutBuffer( p_dec, &p_sys->p_aout_buffer );
+        *pp_out_buffer =
+            p_sys->p_aout_buffer ? p_sys->p_aout_buffer->p_buffer : NULL;
     }
 
-    p_dec->b_dynrng = config_GetInt( p_dec->p_fifo, "a52-dynrng" );
-
-    /* Init the Bitstream */
-    InitBitstream( &p_dec->bit_stream, p_dec->p_fifo,
-                   NULL, NULL );
-
-    return 0;
+    return i_ret;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Interleave: helper function to interleave channels
+ * GetAoutBuffer:
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void Interleave( float * p_out, const float * p_in, int i_channels )
+static int GetAoutBuffer( decoder_t *p_dec, aout_buffer_t **pp_buffer )
 {
-    int i, j;
+    int i_bit_rate;
+    unsigned int i_rate, i_channels, i_channels_conf;
+
+    decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
+
+    /* Check if frame is valid and get frame info */
+    p_sys->i_frame_size = SyncInfo( p_sys->p_header,
+                                    &i_channels, &i_channels_conf,
+                                    &i_rate, &i_bit_rate );
+
+    if( !p_sys->i_frame_size )
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_dec, "a52 syncinfo failed" );
+        *pp_buffer = NULL;
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if( p_sys->p_aout_input != NULL && ( p_sys->aout_format.i_rate != i_rate
+        || p_sys->aout_format.i_original_channels != i_channels_conf
+        || (int)p_sys->aout_format.i_bytes_per_frame != p_sys->i_frame_size ) )
+    {
+        /* Parameters changed - this should not happen. */
+        aout_DecDelete( p_sys->p_aout, p_sys->p_aout_input );
+        p_sys->p_aout_input = NULL;
+    }
 
-    for ( j = 0; j < i_channels; j++ )
+    /* Creating the audio input if not created yet. */
+    if( p_sys->p_aout_input == NULL )
     {
-        for ( i = 0; i < 256; i++ )
+        p_sys->aout_format.i_rate = i_rate;
+        p_sys->aout_format.i_original_channels = i_channels_conf;
+        p_sys->aout_format.i_physical_channels
+            = i_channels_conf & AOUT_CHAN_PHYSMASK;
+        p_sys->aout_format.i_bytes_per_frame = p_sys->i_frame_size;
+        p_sys->aout_format.i_frame_length = A52_FRAME_NB;
+        aout_DateInit( &p_sys->end_date, i_rate );
+        aout_DateSet( &p_sys->end_date, p_sys->pts );
+        p_sys->p_aout_input = aout_DecNew( p_dec,
+                                           &p_sys->p_aout,
+                                           &p_sys->aout_format );
+
+        if ( p_sys->p_aout_input == NULL )
         {
-            p_out[i * i_channels + j] = p_in[j * 256 + i];
+            *pp_buffer = NULL;
+            return VLC_SUCCESS;
         }
     }
+
+    if( !aout_DateGet( &p_sys->end_date ) )
+    {
+        /* We've just started the stream, wait for the first PTS. */
+        *pp_buffer = NULL;
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    *pp_buffer = aout_DecNewBuffer( p_sys->p_aout, p_sys->p_aout_input,
+                                    A52_FRAME_NB );
+    if( *pp_buffer == NULL )
+    {
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    (*pp_buffer)->start_date = aout_DateGet( &p_sys->end_date );
+    (*pp_buffer)->end_date =
+         aout_DateIncrement( &p_sys->end_date, A52_FRAME_NB );
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * DecodeFrame: decode an ATSC A/52 frame.
+ * GetSoutBuffer:
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int DecodeFrame( a52_thread_t * p_dec, const byte_t * p_frame_buffer )
+static int GetSoutBuffer( decoder_t *p_dec, sout_buffer_t **pp_buffer )
 {
-    sample_t        i_sample_level = 1;
-    aout_buffer_t * p_buffer;
-    int             i, i_flags;
-    int             i_bytes_per_block = 256 * p_dec->output_format.i_channels
-                      * sizeof(float);
+    int i_bit_rate;
+    unsigned int i_rate, i_channels, i_channels_conf;
 
-    if( !p_dec->last_date )
-    {
-        /* We've just started the stream, wait for the first PTS. */
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    p_buffer = aout_BufferNew( p_dec->p_aout, p_dec->p_aout_input,
-                               A52_FRAME_SIZE );
-    if ( p_buffer == NULL ) return -1;
-    p_buffer->start_date = p_dec->last_date;
-    p_dec->last_date += (mtime_t)(A52_FRAME_SIZE * 1000000)
-                          / p_dec->output_format.i_rate;
-    p_buffer->end_date = p_dec->last_date;
+    decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
 
-    /* FIXME */
-    i_flags = A52_STEREO | A52_ADJUST_LEVEL;
+    /* Check if frame is valid and get frame info */
+    p_sys->i_frame_size = SyncInfo( p_sys->p_header,
+                                    &i_channels, &i_channels_conf,
+                                    &i_rate, &i_bit_rate );
 
-    /* Do the actual decoding now */
-    a52_frame( p_dec->p_a52_state, p_frame_buffer,
-               &i_flags, &i_sample_level, 0 );
+    if( !p_sys->i_frame_size )
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_dec, "a52 syncinfo failed" );
+        *pp_buffer = NULL;
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    }
 
-    if( !p_dec->b_dynrng )
+    if( p_sys->p_sout_input != NULL &&
+        ( p_sys->sout_format.i_sample_rate != (int)i_rate
+          || p_sys->sout_format.i_channels != (int)i_channels ) )
     {
-        a52_dynrng( p_dec->p_a52_state, NULL, NULL );
+        /* Parameters changed - this should not happen. */
     }
 
-    for ( i = 0; i < 6; i++ )
+    /* Creating the sout input if not created yet. */
+    if( p_sys->p_sout_input == NULL )
     {
-        sample_t * p_samples;
+        p_sys->sout_format.i_sample_rate = i_rate;
+        p_sys->sout_format.i_channels    = i_channels;
+        p_sys->sout_format.i_block_align = 0;
+        p_sys->sout_format.i_bitrate     = i_bit_rate;
+        p_sys->sout_format.i_extra_data  = 0;
+        p_sys->sout_format.p_extra_data  = NULL;
+
+        aout_DateInit( &p_sys->end_date, i_rate );
+        aout_DateSet( &p_sys->end_date, p_sys->pts );
+
+        p_sys->p_sout_input = sout_InputNew( p_dec,
+                                             &p_sys->sout_format );
 
-        if( a52_block( p_dec->p_a52_state ) )
+        if( p_sys->p_sout_input == NULL )
         {
-            msg_Warn( p_dec->p_fifo, "a52_block failed for block %i", i );
+            msg_Err( p_dec, "cannot add a new stream" );
+            *pp_buffer = NULL;
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
+        msg_Info( p_dec, "A/52 channels:%d samplerate:%d bitrate:%d",
+                  i_channels, i_rate, i_bit_rate );
+    }
 
-        p_samples = a52_samples( p_dec->p_a52_state );
+    if( !aout_DateGet( &p_sys->end_date ) )
+    {
+        /* We've just started the stream, wait for the first PTS. */
+        *pp_buffer = NULL;
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    }
 
-        /* Interleave the *$£%ù samples */
-        Interleave( (float *)(p_buffer->p_buffer + i * i_bytes_per_block),
-                    p_samples, p_dec->output_format.i_channels );
+    *pp_buffer = sout_BufferNew( p_sys->p_sout_input->p_sout,
+                                 p_sys->i_frame_size );
+    if( *pp_buffer == NULL )
+    {
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    aout_BufferPlay( p_dec->p_aout, p_dec->p_aout_input, p_buffer );
+    (*pp_buffer)->i_pts =
+        (*pp_buffer)->i_dts = aout_DateGet( &p_sys->end_date );
 
-    return 0;
+    (*pp_buffer)->i_length =
+        aout_DateIncrement( &p_sys->end_date, A52_FRAME_NB )
+        - (*pp_buffer)->i_pts;
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * EndThread : liba52 decoder thread destruction
+ * SendOutBuffer:
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void EndThread( a52_thread_t * p_dec )
+static int SendOutBuffer( decoder_t *p_dec )
 {
-    if ( p_dec->p_aout_input != NULL )
+    decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
+
+    if( p_sys->b_packetizer )
+    {
+        sout_InputSendBuffer( p_sys->p_sout_input, p_sys->p_sout_buffer );
+        p_sys->p_sout_buffer = NULL;
+    }
+    else
     {
-        aout_InputDelete( p_dec->p_aout, p_dec->p_aout_input );
+        /* We have all we need, send the buffer to the aout core. */
+        aout_DecPlay( p_sys->p_aout, p_sys->p_aout_input,
+                      p_sys->p_aout_buffer );
+        p_sys->p_aout_buffer = NULL;
     }
 
-    a52_free( p_dec->p_a52_state );
-    free( p_dec );
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * SyncInfo: parse A/52 sync info
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * This code is borrowed from liba52 by Aaron Holtzman & Michel Lespinasse,
+ * since we don't want to oblige S/PDIF people to use liba52 just to get
+ * their SyncInfo...
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int SyncInfo( const byte_t * p_buf,
+                     int * pi_channels, int * pi_channels_conf,
+                     int * pi_sample_rate, int * pi_bit_rate )
+{
+    static const uint8_t halfrate[12] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3 };
+    static const int rate[] = { 32,  40,  48,  56,  64,  80,  96, 112,
+                                128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384, 448,
+                                512, 576, 640 };
+    static const uint8_t lfeon[8] = { 0x10, 0x10, 0x04, 0x04,
+                                      0x04, 0x01, 0x04, 0x01 };
+    int frmsizecod;
+    int bitrate;
+    int half;
+    int acmod;
+
+    if ((p_buf[0] != 0x0b) || (p_buf[1] != 0x77))        /* syncword */
+        return 0;
+
+    if (p_buf[5] >= 0x60)                /* bsid >= 12 */
+        return 0;
+    half = halfrate[p_buf[5] >> 3];
+
+    /* acmod, dsurmod and lfeon */
+    acmod = p_buf[6] >> 5;
+    if ( (p_buf[6] & 0xf8) == 0x50 )
+    {
+        /* Dolby surround = stereo + Dolby */
+        *pi_channels = 2;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_DOLBYSTEREO;
+    }
+    else switch ( acmod )
+    {
+    case 0x0:
+        /* Dual-mono = stereo + dual-mono */
+        *pi_channels = 2;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_DUALMONO;
+        break;
+    case 0x1:
+        /* Mono */
+        *pi_channels = 1;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_CENTER;
+        break;
+    case 0x2:
+        /* Stereo */
+        *pi_channels = 2;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT;
+        break;
+    case 0x3:
+        /* 3F */
+        *pi_channels = 3;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER;
+        break;
+    case 0x4:
+        /* 2F1R */
+        *pi_channels = 3;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_REARCENTER;
+        break;
+    case 0x5:
+        /* 3F1R */
+        *pi_channels = 4;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_REARCENTER;
+        break;
+    case 0x6:
+        /* 2F2R */
+        *pi_channels = 4;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT;
+        break;
+    case 0x7:
+        /* 3F2R */
+        *pi_channels = 5;
+        *pi_channels_conf = AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT | AOUT_CHAN_CENTER
+                            | AOUT_CHAN_REARLEFT | AOUT_CHAN_REARRIGHT;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if ( p_buf[6] & lfeon[acmod] )
+    {
+        (*pi_channels)++;
+        *pi_channels_conf |= AOUT_CHAN_LFE;
+    }
+
+    frmsizecod = p_buf[4] & 63;
+    if (frmsizecod >= 38)
+        return 0;
+    bitrate = rate [frmsizecod >> 1];
+    *pi_bit_rate = (bitrate * 1000) >> half;
+
+    switch (p_buf[4] & 0xc0) {
+    case 0:
+        *pi_sample_rate = 48000 >> half;
+        return 4 * bitrate;
+    case 0x40:
+        *pi_sample_rate = 44100 >> half;
+        return 2 * (320 * bitrate / 147 + (frmsizecod & 1));
+    case 0x80:
+        *pi_sample_rate = 32000 >> half;
+        return 6 * bitrate;
+    default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+}