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Urgency
values
:
Wishlist
,
Normal
,
Important
,
Critical
Task
:
0x
00
Task
:
0x
21
Difficulty
:
Medium
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
Splash
screen
The
vlc
needs
a
splash
screen
with
a
vlc
logo
,
instead
of
the
"waiting for stream"
message
.
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Implement
pause
There
is
no
real
`
pause
' command yet. Pausing just stops
displaying and sound playback, but the streams continues to
be decoded. One will have to do a file implementation as
well as a network implementation.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
01
Task: 0x
20
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
MGA
YUV
The
Matrox
acceleration
for
the
vlc
does
not
work
yet
,
though
there
are
initialization
routines
in
the
code
.
Urgency: Important
Description: Rewrite input for Program Stream files
Currently when we read a PS file, it is first translated to TS
because we first had only PS support. Now time has come to get
rid of this ugly kludge and integrate a proper PS input.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
02
Difficulty
:
Medium
Task: 0x
1f
Difficulty:
Hard
Urgency: Normal
Description
:
Better
Gnome
interface
The
Gnome
interface
has
many
stubs
and
is
actually
rather
unfunctional
.
Someone
should
make
the
buttons
work
when
the
appropriate
hooks
exist
.
Description:
DeCSS and DVD ioctls
The
vlc needs the DVD ioctls support as well as the integration
of DeCSS to play DVDs properly. The person doing this should
probably not live in a country where DeCSS has been ruled illegal
.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
03
Task: 0x
1e
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
Playlist
API
Currently
only
files
given
in
the
command
line
are
played
,
one
after
the
other
.
We
need
a
smarter
way
to
handle
this
,
through
AddFile
(),
MoveFile
(),
etc
.
functions
.
input_file
has
to
be
modified
to
support
this
as
well
.
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: ASCII-art output
For the ones who don'
t
know
how
to
waste
their
time
,
they
can
try
to
do
an
ASCII
-
art
output
plugin
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x
04
Difficulty
:
Medium
Task
:
0x
1d
Difficulty
:
Hard
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Get
rid
of
vlc
.
channels
The
file
vlc
.
channels
should
be
removed
and
information
found
in
it
put
either
into
~/.
vlcrc
or
in
another
rc
file
.
Note
that
this
file
can
be
modified
by
the
vlc
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x05
Difficulty
:
Easy
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
vlms
backport
The
vlc
uses
the
same
file
input
code
as
the
vlms
(
VideoLAN
Mini
Server
)
which
has
been
much
improved
.
Someone
should
port
modifications
done
to
the
vlms
back
to
the
vlc
.
Description
:
LPCM
decoder
The
LPCM
decoder
is
full
of
stubs
,
it
only
parses
the
stream
but
does
not
decode
it
.
Fix
this
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x
06
Task
:
0x
1c
Difficulty
:
Guru
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
Optimize
video
parser
The
video
parser
has
some
speed
issues
currently
unexplained
:
even
though
most
functions
are
inlined
,
it
keeps
eating
more
CPU
than
it
should
.
This
has
to
be
investigated
.
Description
:
Fix
field
pictures
support
Some
MPEG2
streams
are
interleaved
,
and
the
vlc
does
not
support
this
very
well
.
Adding
support
for
them
requires
an
excellent
knowledge
of
the
MPEG2
papers
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x
07
Task
:
0x
1b
Difficulty
:
Hard
Urgency
:
Critical
Description
:
Fix
VDEC_SMP
segfaults
When
compiled
to
support
SMP
,
the
vlc
segfaults
.
The
synchro
code
lacks
locks
,
but
there
might
be
bugs
elsewhere
as
well
.
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
modularize
decoder
Make
the
decoder
a
plugin
,
so
that
two
versions
can
coexist
without
recompilation
(
MMX
and
non
-
MMX
)
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x
08
Task
:
0x
1a
Difficulty
:
Easy
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
Get
rid
of
floating
instructions
Mixing
floating
instructions
and
MMX
is
seldom
a
good
idea
,
it
might
be
interesting
to
remove
all
floating
instructions
in
a
single
thread
.
The
audio
decoders
are
of
course
not
concerned
by
this
task
.
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Make
interface
more
responsive
Status
:
Todo
When
in
"waiting for stream"
mode
,
the
interface
is
refreshed
every
5
seconds
.
This
is
too
long
,
and
can
be
confusing
for
the
user
.
Make
it
refresh
at
least
after
a
keyboard
/
mouse
event
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x
0
9
Difficulty
:
Easy
Task
:
0x
1
9
Difficulty
:
Hard
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Get
rid
of
dumb
vlc
aliases
When
compiling
the
vlc
,
some
symlinks
to
the
main
app
are
created
,
such
as
gvlc
,
ggivlc
,
etc
.
Actually
this
might
confuse
the
user
,
so
they
should
be
removed
,
except
perhaps
gvlc
and
fbvlc
which
follow
a
usual
naming
scheme
.
Status
:
Done
8
Aug
2000
(
sam
)
Description
:
Support
MP1
and
MP3
The
vlc
does
not
support
all
MPEG1
audio
formats
yet
,
nor
does
it
support
MPEG1
/
2
layer
3.
Task
:
0x0a
Task
:
0x18
Difficulty
:
Guru
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
Split
interface
/
video_output
The
interface
and
the
vout
modules
are
too
dependant
,
which
makes
it
impossible
to
run
the
Glide
output
with
the
Gnome
interface
for
instance
.
This
will
require
a
major
rewrite
of
the
interface
,
and
a
solid
knowledge
of
how
the
vlc
internals
work
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x17
Difficulty
:
Hard
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Add
24
bpp
YUV
There
is
no
24
bpp
support
yet
.
Add
it
,
either
in
MMX
or
in
C
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x16
Difficulty
:
Medium
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
Do
separate
packages
The
plugins
can
be
compiled
with
specific
libraries
,
such
as
Gnome
,
GGI
,
Esound
.
Putting
all
of
them
in
the
same
package
would
require
a
lot
of
useless
dependencies
,
thus
one
should
do
separate
packages
:
a
core
"vlc"
package
,
and
"vlc-fb"
,
"vlc-ggi"
,
"vlc-esd"
packages
depending
on
the
core
package
.
Description
:
Fix
8
bpp
YUV
The
8
bpp
YUV
function
is
broken
,
there
is
some
serious
alpha
blending
,
and
it
scales
pretty
badly
.
Fix
it
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x
0b
Task
:
0x
15
Difficulty
:
Medium
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
Allow
to
force
synchro
Add
a
--
force
-
synchro
option
to
bypass
the
auto
-
adaptative
algorithm
present
in
the
vlc
.
Options
should
allow
displaying
only
I
frames
,
only
I
and
P
,
or
all
frames
,
or
some
more
fancy
stuff
such
as
half
the
Bs
.
Status
:
Done
8
Aug
2000
(
sam
)
Urgency
:
Critical
Description
:
Fix
input_file
exit
input_file
does
not
exit
cleanly
when
the
file
is
finished
,
which
makes
it
impossible
to
quit
the
vlc
.
Fix
it
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x0c
Task
:
0x14
Difficulty
:
Guru
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
Debug
MPEG1
video
The
MPEG1
support
has
been
done
,
but
it
still
crashes
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x13
Difficulty
:
Hard
Urgency
:
Critical
Description
:
Fix
synchro
The
synchronization
algorithm
sucks
a
bit
.
While
it
is
quite
efficient
on
frameskipping
on
slow
machines
,
it
is
not
smart
enough
on
fast
machines
and
does
not
detect
when
it
has
enough
time
for
a
frame
.
Perhaps
a
better
handling
of
the
dates
might
help
.
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
Support
MPEG1
timecodes
The
vlc
can
parse
an
MPEG1
system
stream
,
but
the
parsed
PCR
values
do
not
seem
to
be
correct
.
Check
what
's wrong.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
0d
Task: 0x
12
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Important
Description
:
Framebuffer
exit
bug
When
the
vlc
abnormally
exits
in
framebuffer
mode
,
it
leaves
the
console
in
an
unusable
state
.
This
does
not
happen
on
the
Matrox
framebuffer
,
but
it
does
on
the
VESA
one
.
Description: Fix 32bpp MMX YUV
The MMX 32bpp YUV function is buggy.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x0e
Task: 0x11
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency: Normal
Description: Optimize YUV scaling
The YUV scaling method does not seem very efficient. Perhaps
some CPU cycles can be gained by saving some buffers.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x10
Difficulty: Easy
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
Rename
channel
names
Channels
should
start
from
1
(
not
0
)
like
on
a
VCR
or
TV
,
and
Channel
0
should
be
renamed
to
"Playlist"
or
similar
.
Urgency:
Normal
Description:
vlc icon
The vlc needs an icon. It should render well in 48x48 but
can be any size
.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x0f
...
...
@@ -157,154 +167,145 @@ Description: Better black&white support
the video decoder knows it does not need to.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
10
Task: 0x
0e
Difficulty: Easy
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
vlc
icon
The
vlc
needs
an
icon
.
It
should
render
well
in
48
x48
but
can
be
any
size
.
Status
:
Todo
Task
:
0x11
Difficulty
:
Hard
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Optimize
YUV
scaling
The
YUV
scaling
method
does
not
seem
very
efficient
.
Perhaps
some
CPU
cycles
can
be
gained
by
saving
some
buffers
.
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: Rename channel names
Channels should start from 1 (not 0) like on a VCR or TV,
and Channel 0 should be renamed to "Playlist" or similar.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
12
Task: 0x
0d
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Important
Description
:
Fix
32
bpp
MMX
YUV
The
MMX
32
bpp
YUV
function
is
buggy
.
Description: Framebuffer exit bug
When the vlc abnormally exits in framebuffer mode, it leaves
the console in an unusable state. This does not happen on
the Matrox framebuffer, but it does on the VESA one.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
13
Task: 0x
0c
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency
:
Wishlist
Description
:
Support
MPEG1
timecodes
The
vlc
can
parse
an
MPEG1
system
stream
,
but
the
parsed
PCR
values
do
not
seem
to
be
correct
.
Check
what
's wrong.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x14
Difficulty: Guru
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: Debug MPEG1 video
The MPEG1 support has been done, but it still crashes.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x15
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Critical
Description: Fix input_file exit
input_file does not exit cleanly when the file is finished,
which makes it impossible to quit the vlc. Fix it.
Description: Fix synchro
The synchronization algorithm sucks a bit. While it is
quite efficient on frameskipping on slow machines, it
is not smart enough on fast machines and does not detect
when it has enough time for a frame. Perhaps a better
handling of the dates might help.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x
16
Task: 0x
0b
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Important
Description: Fix 8bpp YUV
The 8bpp YUV function is broken, there is some serious
alpha blending, and it scales pretty badly. Fix it.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x17
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency: Normal
Description: Add 24bpp YUV
There is no 24bpp support yet. Add it, either in MMX
or in C.
Status: Todo
Description: Allow to force synchro
Add a --force-synchro option to bypass the auto-adaptative
algorithm present in the vlc. Options should allow displaying
only I frames, only I and P, or all frames, or some more
fancy stuff such as half the Bs.
Status: Done 8 Aug 2000 (sam)
Task: 0x18
Difficulty: Guru
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: Split interface/video_output
The interface and the vout modules are too dependant, which
makes it impossible to run the Glide output with the Gnome
interface for instance. This will require a major rewrite of
the interface, and a solid knowledge of how the vlc internals
work.
Task: 0x0a
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Important
Description: Do separate packages
The plugins can be compiled with specific libraries, such
as Gnome, GGI, Esound. Putting all of them in the same
package would require a lot of useless dependencies, thus
one should do separate packages: a core "vlc" package, and
"vlc-fb", "vlc-ggi", "vlc-esd" packages depending on the
core package.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x
1
9
Difficulty:
Hard
Task: 0x
0
9
Difficulty:
Easy
Urgency: Normal
Description: Support MP1 and MP3
The vlc does not support all MPEG1 audio formats yet, nor
does it support MPEG1/2 layer 3.
Description: Get rid of dumb vlc aliases
When compiling the vlc, some symlinks to the main app
are created, such as gvlc, ggivlc, etc. Actually this
might confuse the user, so they should be removed,
except perhaps gvlc and fbvlc which follow a usual
naming scheme.
Status: Done 8 Aug 2000 (sam)
Task: 0x
1a
Task: 0x
08
Difficulty: Easy
Urgency:
Normal
Description:
Make interface more responsive
Status: Todo
When in "waiting for stream" mode, the interface is refreshed
every 5 seconds. This is too long, and can be confusing for
the user. Make it refresh at least after a keyboard/mouse event
.
Urgency:
Important
Description:
Get rid of floating instructions
Mixing floating instructions and MMX is seldom a good idea,
it might be interesting to remove all floating instructions
in a single thread. The audio decoders are of course not
concerned by this task
.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x
1b
Task: 0x
07
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency:
Wishlist
Description:
modularize decoder
Make the decoder a plugin, so that two versions can coexist
without recompilation (MMX and non-MMX)
.
Urgency:
Critical
Description:
Fix VDEC_SMP segfaults
When compiled to support SMP, the vlc segfaults. The synchro
code lacks locks, but there might be bugs elsewhere as well
.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x
1c
Task: 0x
06
Difficulty: Guru
Urgency: Important
Description:
Fix field pictures support
Some MPEG2 streams are interleaved, and the vlc does not support
this very well. Adding support for them requires an excellent
knowledge of the MPEG2 papers
.
Description:
Optimize video parser
The video parser has some speed issues currently unexplained:
even though most functions are inlined, it keeps eating more
CPU than it should. This has to be investigated
.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x1d
Difficulty: Hard
Task: 0x05
Difficulty: Easy
Urgency: Important
Description: vlms backport
The vlc uses the same file input code as the vlms (VideoLAN
Mini Server) which has been much improved. Someone should
port modifications done to the vlms back to the vlc.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x04
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency: Normal
Description: LPCM decoder
The LPCM decoder is full of stubs, it only parses the stream
but does not decode it. Fix this.
Description: Get rid of vlc.channels
The file vlc.channels should be removed and information
found in it put either into ~/.vlcrc or in another rc
file. Note that this file can be modified by the vlc.
Status: Todo
Task: 0x
1e
Task: 0x
03
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: ASCII-art output
For the ones who don'
t
know
how
to
waste
their
time
,
they
can
try
to
do
an
ASCII
-
art
output
plugin
.
Urgency: Important
Description: Playlist API
Currently only files given in the command line are played,
one after the other. We need a smarter way to handle this,
through AddFile(), MoveFile(), etc. functions. input_file
has to be modified to support this as well.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
1f
Difficulty
:
Hard
Task: 0x
02
Difficulty:
Medium
Urgency: Normal
Description
:
DeCSS
and
DVD
ioctls
The
vlc
needs
the
DVD
ioctls
support
as
well
as
the
integration
of
DeCSS
to
play
DVDs
properly
.
The
person
doing
this
should
probably
not
live
in
a
country
where
DeCSS
has
been
ruled
illegal
.
Description:
Better Gnome interface
The
Gnome interface has many stubs and is actually rather
unfunctional. Someone should make the buttons work when
the appropriate hooks exist
.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
20
Task: 0x
01
Difficulty: Hard
Urgency
:
Important
Description
:
Rewrite
input
for
Program
Stream
files
Currently
when
we
read
a
PS
file
,
it
is
first
translated
to
TS
because
we
first
had
only
PS
support
.
Now
time
has
come
to
get
rid
of
this
ugly
kludge
and
integrate
a
proper
PS
input
.
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: MGA YUV
The Matrox acceleration for the vlc does not work yet,
though there are initialization routines in the code.
Status: Todo
Task
:
0x
21
Task: 0x
00
Difficulty: Medium
Urgency
:
Normal
Description
:
Implement
pause
There
is
no
real
`
pause
' command yet. Pausing just stops
displaying and sound playback, but the streams continues to
be decoded. One will have to do a file implementation as
well as a network implementation.
Urgency: Wishlist
Description: Splash screen
The vlc needs a splash screen with a vlc logo, instead of
the "waiting for stream" message.
Status: Todo
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