]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - src/input/input.c
* src/libvlc.h, src/input/input.c:
[vlc] / src / input / input.c
index e7114a080d62d384ee84e18752c8430c98566489..61154947f53d5d8244e6083c4fee856df43a14b3 100644 (file)
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * input.c: input thread
- * Read an MPEG2 stream, demultiplex and parse it before sending it to
+ * Read a stream, demultiplex and parse it before sending it to
  * decoders.
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 1998-2002 VideoLAN
- * $Id: input.c,v 1.236 2003/08/02 15:22:07 fenrir Exp $
+ * Copyright (C) 1998-2004 VideoLAN
+ * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Christophe Massiot <massiot@via.ecp.fr>
  *
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
-
-#include <string.h>
+#include <vlc/input.h>
+#include <vlc/decoder.h>
+#include <vlc/vout.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIMES_H
 #   include <sys/times.h>
 
 #include "vlc_playlist.h"
 
-#include "stream_control.h"
-#include "input_ext-intf.h"
-#include "input_ext-dec.h"
-#include "input_ext-plugins.h"
-
 #include "stream_output.h"
-#include <vlc/vout.h>
 
 #include "vlc_interface.h"
+#include "codecs.h"
+#include "vlc_meta.h"
+#include "../../modules/demux/util/sub.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes
  *****************************************************************************/
+struct input_thread_sys_t
+{
+    /* subtitles */
+    int              i_sub;
+    subtitle_demux_t **sub;
+
+    int64_t          i_stop_time;
+};
+
 static  int RunThread       ( input_thread_t *p_input );
 static  int InitThread      ( input_thread_t *p_input );
 static void ErrorThread     ( input_thread_t *p_input );
@@ -59,18 +66,31 @@ static void EndThread       ( input_thread_t *p_input );
 static void ParseOption     ( input_thread_t *p_input,
                               const char *psz_option );
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Callbacks
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int PositionCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                             vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data );
+static int TimeCallback    ( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                             vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data );
+static int StateCallback   ( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                             vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data );
+static int RateCallback    ( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                             vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data );
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * input_CreateThread: creates a new input thread
  *****************************************************************************
  * This function creates a new input, and returns a pointer
  * to its description. On error, it returns NULL.
  *****************************************************************************/
-input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
-                                      playlist_item_t *p_item )
+input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent, char *psz_uri,
+                                      char **ppsz_options, int i_options )
+
 {
-    input_thread_t *    p_input;                        /* thread descriptor */
-    input_info_category_t * p_info;
-    int i;
+    input_thread_t *p_input;                        /* thread descriptor */
+    vlc_value_t     val;
+    int             i;
 
     /* Allocate descriptor */
     p_input = vlc_object_create( p_parent, VLC_OBJECT_INPUT );
@@ -81,9 +101,10 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
     }
 
     /* Parse input options */
-    for( i = 0; i < p_item->i_options; i++ )
+    for( i = 0; i < i_options; i++ )
     {
-        ParseOption( p_input, p_item->ppsz_options[i] );
+        msg_Dbg( p_input, "option: %s", ppsz_options[i] );
+        ParseOption( p_input, ppsz_options[i] );
     }
 
     /* Create a few object variables we'll need later on */
@@ -91,22 +112,90 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
     var_Create( p_input, "audio", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "audio-channel", VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "spu-channel", VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "sub-file", VLC_VAR_FILE | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "sub-autodetect-file", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "sub-autodetect-fuzzy", VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
 
     var_Create( p_input, "sout", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "sout-all",   VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "sout-audio", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "sout-video", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "sout-keep",  VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+
+    /* repeat variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "input-repeat", VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+
+    /* start/stop time */
+    var_Create( p_input, "start-time", VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "stop-time", VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+
+    /* decoders */
+    var_Create( p_input, "minimize-threads", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+
+    /* play status */
+
+    /* position variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "position",  VLC_VAR_FLOAT );  /* position 0.0->1.0 */
+    var_Create( p_input, "position-offset",  VLC_VAR_FLOAT );  /* relative */
+    val.f_float = 0.0;
+    var_Change( p_input, "position", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "position", PositionCallback, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "position-offset", PositionCallback, NULL );
+
+    /* time variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "time",  VLC_VAR_TIME );
+    var_Create( p_input, "time-offset",  VLC_VAR_TIME );    /* relative */
+    val.i_time = 0;
+    var_Change( p_input, "time", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "time", TimeCallback, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "time-offset", TimeCallback, NULL );
+
+    /* length variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "length",  VLC_VAR_TIME );
+    val.i_time = 0;
+    var_Change( p_input, "length", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+
+    /* rate variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "rate", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_input, "rate-slower", VLC_VAR_VOID );
+    var_Create( p_input, "rate-faster", VLC_VAR_VOID );
+    val.i_int = DEFAULT_RATE;
+    var_Change( p_input, "rate", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "rate", RateCallback, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "rate-slower", RateCallback, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "rate-faster", RateCallback, NULL );
+
+    /* state variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "state", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    val.i_int = INIT_S;
+    var_Change( p_input, "state", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+    var_AddCallback( p_input, "state", StateCallback, NULL );
+
+    /* state variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "demuxed-id3", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+    val.b_bool = VLC_FALSE;
+    var_Change( p_input, "demuxed-id3", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
 
     /* Initialize thread properties */
     p_input->b_eof      = 0;
+    p_input->b_out_pace_control = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_input->p_sys      = NULL;
 
     /* Set target */
-    p_input->psz_source = strdup( p_item->psz_uri );
+    p_input->psz_source = strdup( psz_uri );
+
+    /* Stream */
+    p_input->s = NULL;
+
+    /* es out */
+    p_input->p_es_out = NULL;
 
     /* Demux */
     p_input->p_demux   = NULL;
     p_input->pf_demux  = NULL;
     p_input->pf_rewind = NULL;
     p_input->pf_demux_control = NULL;
+    p_input->i_cr_average = config_GetInt( p_input, "cr-average" );
 
     /* Access */
     p_input->p_access = NULL;
@@ -153,26 +242,18 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
     p_input->stream.p_selected_area = p_input->stream.pp_areas[0];
 
     /* Initialize stream control properties. */
-    p_input->stream.control.i_status = PLAYING_S;
+    p_input->stream.control.i_status = INIT_S;
     p_input->stream.control.i_rate = DEFAULT_RATE;
     p_input->stream.control.b_mute = 0;
-    p_input->stream.control.b_grayscale = config_GetInt( p_input, "grayscale" );
-
-    /* Initialize input info */
-    p_input->stream.p_info = malloc( sizeof( input_info_category_t ) );
-    if( !p_input->stream.p_info )
-    {
-        msg_Err( p_input, "No memory!" );
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    p_input->stream.p_info->psz_name = strdup("General") ;
-    p_input->stream.p_info->p_info = NULL;
-    p_input->stream.p_info->p_next = NULL;
+    p_input->stream.control.b_grayscale = config_GetInt( p_input, "grayscale");
 
     msg_Info( p_input, "playlist item `%s'", p_input->psz_source );
 
-    p_info = input_InfoCategory( p_input, _("General") );
-    input_AddInfo( p_info, _("Playlist Item"), p_input->psz_source );
+    /* Initialize input info */
+    p_input->stream.p_info = NULL;
+    p_input->stream.p_info = input_InfoCategory( p_input, _("General") );
+    input_AddInfo( p_input->stream.p_info, _("Playlist Item"),
+                   p_input->psz_source );
     vlc_object_attach( p_input, p_parent );
 
     /* Create thread and wait for its readiness. */
@@ -180,6 +261,7 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
                            VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT, VLC_TRUE ) )
     {
         msg_Err( p_input, "cannot create input thread" );
+        input_DelInfo( p_input );
         free( p_input );
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -226,6 +308,9 @@ void input_DestroyThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
 {
+    vlc_value_t  val;
+    mtime_t      i_update_next = -1;
+
     /* Signal right now, otherwise we'll get stuck in a peek */
     vlc_thread_ready( p_input );
 
@@ -233,16 +318,26 @@ static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
     {
         /* If we failed, wait before we are killed, and exit */
         p_input->b_error = 1;
+
         ErrorThread( p_input );
+
+        /* Tell we're dead */
         p_input->b_dead = 1;
+
+        input_DelInfo( p_input );
+
         return 0;
     }
 
     /* initialization is complete */
     vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
-    p_input->stream.b_changed = 1;
+    p_input->stream.b_changed        = 1;
+    p_input->stream.control.i_status = PLAYING_S;
     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
 
+    val.i_int = PLAYING_S;
+    var_Change( p_input, "state", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+
     while( !p_input->b_die && !p_input->b_error && !p_input->b_eof )
     {
         unsigned int i, i_count;
@@ -304,17 +399,15 @@ static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
 
         if( p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek != NO_SEEK )
         {
-            if( p_input->stream.b_seekable
-                 && p_input->pf_seek != NULL )
+            if( p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_size > 0 )
             {
-                off_t i_new_pos;
+                unsigned int i;
+                mtime_t      i_time;
+                double f = (double)p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek /
+                           (double)p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_size;
 
-                /* Reinitialize buffer manager. */
-                input_AccessReinit( p_input );
-
-                i_new_pos = p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek;
                 vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
-                p_input->pf_seek( p_input, i_new_pos );
+                demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_SET_POSITION, f );
                 vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
 
                 /* Escape all decoders for the stream discontinuity they
@@ -323,12 +416,29 @@ static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
 
                 for( i = 0; i < p_input->stream.i_pgrm_number; i++ )
                 {
-                    pgrm_descriptor_t * p_pgrm
-                                            = p_input->stream.pp_programs[i];
+                    pgrm_descriptor_t * p_pgrm=p_input->stream.pp_programs[i];
 
                     /* Reinitialize synchro. */
                     p_pgrm->i_synchro_state = SYNCHRO_REINIT;
                 }
+
+                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
+                if( !demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_TIME, &i_time ) )
+                {
+                    int i;
+                    vlc_value_t val;
+
+                    /* Help in bar display */
+                    val.i_time = i_time;
+                    var_Change( p_input, "time", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+
+                    /* Seek subs */
+                    for( i = 0; i < p_input->p_sys->i_sub; i++ )
+                    {
+                        subtitle_Seek( p_input->p_sys->sub[i], i_time );
+                    }
+                }
+                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
             }
             p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek = NO_SEEK;
         }
@@ -366,15 +476,73 @@ static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
 
         if( i_count == 0 )
         {
-            /* End of file - we do not set b_die because only the
-             * playlist is allowed to do so. */
-            msg_Info( p_input, "EOF reached" );
-            p_input->b_eof = 1;
+            vlc_value_t repeat;
+
+            var_Get( p_input, "input-repeat", &repeat );
+            if( repeat.i_int == 0 || p_input->stream.i_area_nb <= 0 )
+            {
+                /* End of file - we do not set b_die because only the
+                 * playlist is allowed to do so. */
+                msg_Info( p_input, "EOF reached" );
+                p_input->b_eof = 1;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_input, "repeating the same input (%d)", repeat.i_int );
+                if( repeat.i_int > 0 )
+                {
+                    repeat.i_int--;
+                    var_Set( p_input, "input-repeat", repeat );
+                }
+
+                p_input->stream.p_new_area = p_input->stream.pp_areas[0];
+                p_input->stream.p_new_area->i_seek = 0;
+            }
         }
         else if( i_count < 0 )
         {
             p_input->b_error = 1;
         }
+
+        if( !p_input->b_error && !p_input->b_eof && i_update_next < mdate() )
+        {
+            int i;
+            mtime_t i_time;
+            mtime_t i_length;
+            double  d_pos;
+
+            /* update input status variables */
+            if( !demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_POSITION, &d_pos ) )
+            {
+                val.f_float = (float)d_pos;
+                var_Change( p_input, "position", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+            }
+            if( !demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_TIME, &i_time ) )
+            {
+                val.i_time = i_time;
+                var_Change( p_input, "time", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+            }
+            if( !demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_LENGTH, &i_length ) )
+            {
+                val.i_time = i_length;
+                var_Change( p_input, "length", VLC_VAR_SETVALUE, &val, NULL );
+            }
+
+            /* Check stop-time */
+            if( p_input->p_sys->i_stop_time > 0 && p_input->p_sys->i_stop_time < i_time )
+            {
+                msg_Warn( p_input, "EOF reached because of stop-time" );
+                p_input->b_eof = 1;
+            }
+
+            /* update subs */
+            for( i = 0; i < p_input->p_sys->i_sub; i++ )
+            {
+                subtitle_Demux( p_input->p_sys->sub[i], i_time );
+            }
+
+            i_update_next = mdate() + I64C(150000);
+        }
     }
 
     if( p_input->b_error || p_input->b_eof )
@@ -392,9 +560,18 @@ static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int InitThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
 {
+    vlc_meta_t *p_meta = NULL, *p_meta_user = NULL;
+    float f_fps;
+    playlist_t *p_playlist;
+    mtime_t i_length;
+
     /* Parse source string. Syntax : [[<access>][/<demux>]:][<source>] */
     char * psz_parser = p_input->psz_dupsource = strdup(p_input->psz_source);
     vlc_value_t val;
+    int64_t i_microsecondperframe;
+
+    subtitle_demux_t *p_sub_toselect = NULL;
+    char             *psz_sub_file = NULL;
 
     /* Skip the plug-in names */
     while( *psz_parser && *psz_parser != ':' )
@@ -474,32 +651,78 @@ static int InitThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
 
     if( input_AccessInit( p_input ) == -1 )
     {
-        return -1;
+        free( p_input->psz_source );
+        if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL )
+        {
+            free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+        }
+
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
+    /* Initialize optional stream output. (before demuxer)*/
+    var_Get( p_input, "sout", &val );
+    if( val.psz_string != NULL )
+    {
+        if ( *val.psz_string && (p_input->stream.p_sout =
+             sout_NewInstance( p_input, val.psz_string )) == NULL )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_input, "cannot start stream output instance, aborting" );
+            free( val.psz_string );
+
+            input_AccessEnd( p_input );
+            free( p_input->psz_source );
+            if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL )
+            {
+                free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+            }
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        }
+        free( val.psz_string );
+    }
+
+    p_input->p_es_out = input_EsOutNew( p_input );
+    es_out_Control( p_input->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_ACTIVE, VLC_FALSE );
+    es_out_Control( p_input->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_MODE, ES_OUT_MODE_NONE );
+
     /* Find and open appropriate access module */
     p_input->p_access = module_Need( p_input, "access",
-                                     p_input->psz_access );
+                                     p_input->psz_access, VLC_TRUE );
 
+#ifndef WIN32      /* Remove this gross hack from the win32 build as colons
+                    * are forbidden in filenames on Win32. */
+
+    /* Maybe we got something like: /Volumes/toto:titi/gabu.mpg */
     if ( p_input->p_access == NULL
           && (*p_input->psz_demux || *p_input->psz_access) )
     {
-        /* Maybe we got something like :
-         * /Volumes/toto:titi/gabu.mpg */
         p_input->psz_access = p_input->psz_demux = "";
         p_input->psz_name = p_input->psz_source;
         free( p_input->psz_dupsource);
         p_input->psz_dupsource = NULL;
 
         p_input->p_access = module_Need( p_input, "access",
-                                         p_input->psz_access );
+                                         p_input->psz_access, VLC_TRUE );
     }
+#endif
 
     if( p_input->p_access == NULL )
     {
         msg_Err( p_input, "no suitable access module for `%s/%s://%s'",
                  p_input->psz_access, p_input->psz_demux, p_input->psz_name );
-        return -1;
+        if ( p_input->stream.p_sout != NULL )
+        {
+            sout_DeleteInstance( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+        }
+
+        input_AccessEnd( p_input );
+        free( p_input->psz_source );
+        if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL )
+        {
+            free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+        }
+        input_EsOutDelete( p_input->p_es_out );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     /* Waiting for stream. */
@@ -514,8 +737,10 @@ static int InitThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
 
     /* If the desynchronisation requested by the user is < 0, we need to
      * cache more data. */
-    if( p_input->p_vlc->i_desync < 0 )
-        p_input->i_pts_delay -= p_input->p_vlc->i_desync;
+    var_Create( p_input, "audio-desync", VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Get( p_input, "audio-desync", &val );
+    if( val.i_int < 0 )
+        p_input->i_pts_delay -= (val.i_int * 1000);
 
     if( p_input->p_current_data == NULL && p_input->pf_read != NULL )
     {
@@ -524,41 +749,365 @@ static int InitThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
             if( p_input->b_die || p_input->b_error || p_input->b_eof )
             {
                 module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_access );
-                return -1;
+                if ( p_input->stream.p_sout != NULL )
+                {
+                    sout_DeleteInstance( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+                }
+                input_AccessEnd( p_input );
+                free( p_input->psz_source );
+                if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL )
+                {
+                    free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+                }
+                input_EsOutDelete( p_input->p_es_out );
+                return VLC_EGENERIC;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /* Create the stream_t facilities */
+    p_input->s = input_StreamNew( p_input );
+    if( p_input->s == NULL )
+    {
+        /* should never occur yet */
+
+        msg_Err( p_input, "cannot create stream_t" );
+
+        module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_access );
+        if ( p_input->stream.p_sout != NULL )
+        {
+            sout_DeleteInstance( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+        }
+        input_AccessEnd( p_input );
+        free( p_input->psz_source );
+        if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL )
+        {
+            free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+        }
+        input_EsOutDelete( p_input->p_es_out );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
+
     /* Find and open appropriate demux module */
-    p_input->p_demux = module_Need( p_input, "demux",
-                                    p_input->psz_demux );
+    p_input->p_demux =
+        module_Need( p_input, "demux",
+                     (p_input->psz_demux && *p_input->psz_demux) ?
+                     p_input->psz_demux : "$demux",
+                     (p_input->psz_demux && *p_input->psz_demux) ?
+                     VLC_TRUE : VLC_FALSE );
 
     if( p_input->p_demux == NULL )
     {
         msg_Err( p_input, "no suitable demux module for `%s/%s://%s'",
                  p_input->psz_access, p_input->psz_demux, p_input->psz_name );
+
+        input_StreamDelete( p_input->s );
         module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_access );
-        return -1;
+        if ( p_input->stream.p_sout != NULL )
+        {
+            sout_DeleteInstance( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+        }
+        input_AccessEnd( p_input );
+        free( p_input->psz_source );
+        if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL )
+        {
+            free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+        }
+        input_EsOutDelete( p_input->p_es_out );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    /* Initialize optional stream output. */
-    var_Get( p_input, "sout", &val );
-    if( val.psz_string != NULL )
+    /* Init input_thread_sys_t */
+    p_input->p_sys = malloc( sizeof( input_thread_sys_t ) );
+    p_input->p_sys->i_sub = 0;
+    p_input->p_sys->sub   = NULL;
+
+    p_input->p_sys->i_stop_time = 0;
+
+    /* Get meta information from user */
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-title", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-author", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-artist", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-genre", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-copyright", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT);
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-description", VLC_VAR_STRING|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT);
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-date", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "meta-url", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    if( (p_meta_user = vlc_meta_New()) )
     {
-        if ( *val.psz_string && (p_input->stream.p_sout =
-             sout_NewInstance( p_input, val.psz_string )) == NULL )
+        vlc_value_t val;
+
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-title", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_TITLE, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-author", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_AUTHOR, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-artist", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_ARTIST, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-genre", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_GENRE, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-copyright", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_COPYRIGHT, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-description", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_DESCRIPTION, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-date", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_DATE, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+        var_Get( p_input, "meta-url", &val );
+        if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+            vlc_meta_Add( p_meta_user, VLC_META_URL, val.psz_string );
+        if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    }
+
+    /* Get meta informations from demuxer */
+    if( !demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_META, &p_meta ) ||
+        ( p_meta_user && p_meta_user->i_meta ) )
+    {
+        playlist_t *p_playlist = (playlist_t *)vlc_object_find( p_input,
+                                         VLC_OBJECT_PLAYLIST,  FIND_PARENT);
+        playlist_item_t *p_item = NULL;
+        input_info_category_t *p_cat;
+        int i;
+
+        /* Merge demux and user metadata */
+        if( !p_meta ){ p_meta = p_meta_user; p_meta_user = NULL; }
+        else if( p_meta && p_meta_user ) vlc_meta_Merge( p_meta, p_meta_user );
+
+        if( p_playlist )
         {
-            msg_Err( p_input, "cannot start stream output instance, aborting" );
-            free( val.psz_string );
-            module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_access );
-            module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_demux );
-            return -1;
+            vlc_mutex_lock( &p_playlist->object_lock );
+            p_item = playlist_ItemGetByPos( p_playlist, -1 );
+            if( p_item )
+            {
+                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_item->lock );
+            }
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_playlist->object_lock );
         }
 
-        free( val.psz_string );
+        msg_Dbg( p_input, "meta informations:" );
+        if( p_meta->i_meta > 0 )
+        {
+            p_cat = input_InfoCategory( p_input, _("File") );
+            for( i = 0; i < p_meta->i_meta; i++ )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_input, "  - '%s' = '%s'", _(p_meta->name[i]),
+                         p_meta->value[i] );
+                if( !strcmp( p_meta->name[i], VLC_META_TITLE ) )
+                {
+                    playlist_ItemSetName( p_item, p_meta->value[i] );
+                }
+                if( !strcmp( p_meta->name[i], VLC_META_AUTHOR ) )
+                {
+                    playlist_ItemAddInfo( p_item, _("General"), _("Author"),
+                                          p_meta->value[i] );
+                }
+                input_AddInfo( p_cat, _(p_meta->name[i]), "%s",
+                               p_meta->value[i] );
+                if( p_item )
+                {
+                    playlist_ItemAddInfo( p_item, _("File"),
+                                          _(p_meta->name[i]), "%s",
+                                          p_meta->value[i] );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for( i = 0; i < p_meta->i_track; i++ )
+        {
+            vlc_meta_t *tk = p_meta->track[i];
+            int j;
+
+            msg_Dbg( p_input, "  - track[%d]:", i );
+            if( tk->i_meta > 0 )
+            {
+                char *psz_cat = malloc( strlen(_("Stream")) + 10 );
+                sprintf( psz_cat, "%s %d", _("Stream"), i );
+                p_cat = input_InfoCategory( p_input, psz_cat );
+
+                for( j = 0; j < tk->i_meta; j++ )
+                {
+                    msg_Dbg( p_input, "     - '%s' = '%s'", _(tk->name[j]),
+                             tk->value[j] );
+                    input_AddInfo( p_cat, _(tk->name[j]), "%s", tk->value[j] );
+                    if( p_item )
+                    {
+                        playlist_ItemAddInfo( p_item, psz_cat, _(tk->name[j]),
+                                              "%s", tk->value[j] );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if( p_item )
+        {
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_item->lock );
+        }
+        if( p_playlist ) vlc_object_release( p_playlist );
+
+        if( p_input->stream.p_sout && p_input->stream.p_sout->p_meta == NULL )
+        {
+            p_input->stream.p_sout->p_meta = p_meta;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            vlc_meta_Delete( p_meta );
+        }
     }
+    if( p_meta_user ) vlc_meta_Delete( p_meta_user );
 
-    return 0;
+    /* Get length */
+    if( !demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_LENGTH, &i_length ) &&
+        i_length > 0 )
+    {
+        input_info_category_t *p_cat =
+            input_InfoCategory( p_input, _("File") );
+        p_playlist =
+            (playlist_t*)vlc_object_find( p_input, VLC_OBJECT_PLAYLIST,
+                                          FIND_PARENT );
+        if( p_playlist )
+        {
+            playlist_SetDuration( p_playlist, -1 , i_length );
+            val.b_bool = p_playlist->i_index;
+            var_Set( p_playlist, "item-change", val );
+            vlc_object_release( p_playlist );
+        }
+        if( p_cat )
+        {
+            char psz_buffer[MSTRTIME_MAX_SIZE];
+            input_AddInfo( p_cat, _("Duration"),
+                           msecstotimestr( psz_buffer, i_length / 1000 ) );
+        }
+
+        /* Set start time */
+        var_Get( p_input, "start-time", &val );
+        if(  val.i_int > 0 )
+        {
+            double f_pos = val.i_int * I64C(1000000) / (double)i_length;
+
+            if( f_pos >= 1.0 )
+            {
+                msg_Warn( p_input, "invalid start-time, ignored (start-time "
+                          ">= media length)" );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek =
+                    (int64_t)( f_pos * (double)p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_size );
+
+                msg_Dbg( p_input, "start-time %ds (%2.2f)", val.i_int, f_pos );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Set stop-time and check validity */
+    var_Get( p_input, "stop-time", &val );
+    if( val.i_int > 0 )
+    {
+        vlc_value_t start;
+
+        var_Get( p_input, "start-time", &start );
+        if( start.i_int >= val.i_int )
+        {
+            msg_Warn( p_input, "invalid stop-time, ignored (stop-time < "
+                      "start-time)" );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            p_input->p_sys->i_stop_time = (int64_t)val.i_int * I64C(1000000);
+            msg_Dbg( p_input, "stop-time %ds", val.i_int );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Get fps */
+    if( demux_Control( p_input, DEMUX_GET_FPS, &f_fps ) || f_fps < 0.1 )
+    {
+        i_microsecondperframe = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        i_microsecondperframe = (int64_t)( (double)1000000.0 / (double)f_fps );
+    }
+
+    /* Look for and add subtitle files */
+    var_Get( p_input, "sub-file", &val );
+    if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+    {
+        subtitle_demux_t *p_sub;
+
+        msg_Dbg( p_input, "force subtitle: %s", val.psz_string );
+        if( ( p_sub = subtitle_New( p_input, strdup(val.psz_string),
+                                    i_microsecondperframe ) ) )
+        {
+            p_sub_toselect = p_sub;
+            TAB_APPEND( p_input->p_sys->i_sub, p_input->p_sys->sub, p_sub );
+        }
+    }
+    psz_sub_file = val.psz_string;
+
+    var_Get( p_input, "sub-autodetect-file", &val );
+    if( val.b_bool )
+    {
+        subtitle_demux_t *p_sub;
+        int i;
+        char **tmp = subtitles_Detect( p_input, "", p_input->psz_name );
+        char **tmp2 = tmp;
+        for( i = 0; *tmp2 != NULL; i++ )
+        {
+            if( psz_sub_file == NULL || strcmp( psz_sub_file, *tmp2 ) )
+            {
+                if( ( p_sub = subtitle_New( p_input, *tmp2,
+                                            i_microsecondperframe ) ) )
+                {
+                    TAB_APPEND( p_input->p_sys->i_sub, p_input->p_sys->sub,
+                                p_sub );
+                }
+            }
+            free( *tmp2++ );
+        }
+        free( tmp );
+    }
+    if( psz_sub_file ) free( psz_sub_file );
+
+    es_out_Control( p_input->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_ACTIVE, VLC_TRUE );
+    val.b_bool =  VLC_FALSE;
+    if( p_input->stream.p_sout )
+    {
+        var_Get( p_input, "sout-all", &val );
+    }
+    es_out_Control( p_input->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_MODE,
+                    val.b_bool ? ES_OUT_MODE_ALL : ES_OUT_MODE_AUTO );
+    if( p_sub_toselect )
+    {
+        es_out_Control( p_input->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_ES,
+                        p_sub_toselect->p_es, VLC_TRUE );
+    }
+
+    if( p_input->stream.p_sout )
+    {
+        if( p_input->stream.p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol > 0 )
+        {
+            p_input->b_out_pace_control = VLC_FALSE;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            p_input->b_out_pace_control = VLC_TRUE;
+        }
+        msg_Dbg( p_input, "starting in %s mode",
+                 p_input->b_out_pace_control ? "asynch" : "synch" );
+    }
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -580,8 +1129,7 @@ static void ErrorThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
  *****************************************************************************/
 static void EndThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
 {
-    vlc_object_t *p_object;
-
+    int i;
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIMES_H
     /* Display statistics */
     struct tms  cpu_usage;
@@ -595,20 +1143,61 @@ static void EndThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
 
     input_DumpStream( p_input );
 
+    /* Free demultiplexer's data */
+    if( p_input->p_demux ) module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_demux );
+
     /* Free all ES and destroy all decoder threads */
     input_EndStream( p_input );
 
     /* Close optional stream output instance */
-    if ( p_input->stream.p_sout != NULL )
+    if( p_input->stream.p_sout )
     {
-        sout_DeleteInstance( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+        vlc_object_t *p_pl =
+            vlc_object_find( p_input, VLC_OBJECT_PLAYLIST, FIND_ANYWHERE );
+        vlc_value_t keep;
+
+        if( var_Get( p_input, "sout-keep", &keep ) >= 0 && keep.b_bool && p_pl )
+        {
+            /* attach sout to the playlist */
+            msg_Warn( p_input, "keeping sout" );
+            vlc_object_detach( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+            vlc_object_attach( p_input->stream.p_sout, p_pl );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            msg_Warn( p_input, "destroying sout" );
+            sout_DeleteInstance( p_input->stream.p_sout );
+        }
+        if( p_pl )
+        {
+            vlc_object_release( p_pl );
+        }
     }
 
-    /* Free demultiplexer's data */
-    module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_demux );
+    /* Destroy subtitles demuxers */
+    if( p_input->p_sys )
+    {
+        for( i = 0; i < p_input->p_sys->i_sub; i++ )
+        {
+            subtitle_Close( p_input->p_sys->sub[i] );
+        }
+        if( p_input->p_sys->i_sub > 0 )
+        {
+            free( p_input->p_sys->sub );
+        }
+
+        /* Free input_thread_sys_t */
+        free( p_input->p_sys );
+    }
+
+    /* Destroy the stream_t facilities */
+    if( p_input->s ) input_StreamDelete( p_input->s );
+
+    /* Destroy es out */
+    if( p_input->p_es_out ) input_EsOutDelete( p_input->p_es_out );
 
     /* Close the access plug-in */
-    module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_access );
+    if( p_input->p_access ) module_Unneed( p_input, p_input->p_access );
 
     input_AccessEnd( p_input );
 
@@ -616,17 +1205,8 @@ static void EndThread( input_thread_t * p_input )
     msg_Dbg( p_input, "freeing info structures...");
     input_DelInfo( p_input );
 
-    /* Close the video output that should have been re-attached
-     * to our object */
-    while( ( p_object = vlc_object_find( p_input, VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_CHILD ) ) != NULL )
-    {
-        vlc_object_detach( p_object );
-        vlc_object_release( p_object );
-        vout_Destroy( (vout_thread_t *)p_object );
-    }
-
     free( p_input->psz_source );
-    if ( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL ) free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
+    if( p_input->psz_dupsource != NULL ) free( p_input->psz_dupsource );
 
     /* Tell we're dead */
     p_input->b_dead = 1;
@@ -709,6 +1289,7 @@ static void ParseOption( input_thread_t *p_input, const char *psz_option )
         break;
 
     case VLC_VAR_STRING:
+    case VLC_VAR_MODULE:
     case VLC_VAR_FILE:
     case VLC_VAR_DIRECTORY:
         val.psz_string = psz_value;
@@ -727,3 +1308,115 @@ static void ParseOption( input_thread_t *p_input, const char *psz_option )
     if( psz_name ) free( psz_name );
     return;
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Callbacks  (position, time, state, rate )
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int PositionCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                             vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval,
+                             void *p_data )
+{
+    input_thread_t *p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_this;
+
+    msg_Dbg( p_input, "cmd=%s old=%f new=%f", psz_cmd,
+             oldval.f_float, newval.f_float );
+
+    if( !strcmp( psz_cmd, "position-offset" ) )
+    {
+        vlc_value_t val;
+        var_Get( p_input, "position", &val );
+
+        newval.f_float += val.f_float;
+    }
+
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
+    p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek =
+        (int64_t)( newval.f_float *
+                   (double)p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_size );
+
+    if( p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek < 0 )
+    {
+        p_input->stream.p_selected_area->i_seek = 0;
+    }
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->stream.stream_lock );
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int TimeCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                         vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data )
+{
+    input_thread_t *p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_this;
+    vlc_value_t     val;
+
+    /* FIXME TODO FIXME */
+    msg_Dbg( p_input, "cmd=%s old=%lld new=%lld", psz_cmd,
+             oldval.i_time, newval.i_time );
+
+    var_Get( p_input, "length", &val );
+    if( val.i_time > 0 )
+    {
+        val.f_float = (double)newval.i_time / (double)val.i_time;
+        if( !strcmp( psz_cmd, "time-offset" ) )
+        {
+            var_Set( p_input, "position-offset", val );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var_Set( p_input, "position", val );
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_input, "TimeCallback: length <= 0 -> can't seek" );
+    }
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int StateCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                          vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval,
+                          void *p_data )
+{
+    input_thread_t *p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_this;
+
+    msg_Dbg( p_input, "cmd=%s old=%d new=%d",
+             psz_cmd, oldval.i_int, newval.i_int );
+
+    switch( newval.i_int )
+    {
+        case PLAYING_S:
+            input_SetStatus( p_input, INPUT_STATUS_PLAY );
+            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        case PAUSE_S:
+            input_SetStatus( p_input, INPUT_STATUS_PAUSE );
+            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        case END_S:
+            input_SetStatus( p_input, INPUT_STATUS_END );
+            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        default:
+            msg_Err( p_input, "cannot set new state (invalid)" );
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
+}
+
+static int RateCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
+                         vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data )
+{
+    input_thread_t *p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_this;
+
+    if( !strcmp( psz_cmd, "rate-slower" ) )
+    {
+        input_SetStatus( p_input, INPUT_STATUS_SLOWER );
+    }
+    else if( !strcmp( psz_cmd, "rate-faster" ) )
+    {
+        input_SetStatus( p_input, INPUT_STATUS_FASTER );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        msg_Dbg( p_input, "cmd=%s old=%d new=%d",
+                 psz_cmd, oldval.i_int, newval.i_int );
+        input_SetRate( p_input, newval.i_int );
+    }
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}