[Scummvm-devel] MPEG2 and AAC

[Max Horn]

Am 02.06.2011 um 00:29 schrieb Matthew Hoops:

> The MPEG2 code wasn't hooked up to anything, no, but it was kept around for Return to Zork. Of course, a lot of the code would be different and I already began rewriting it, but I can just readd the code. (I could have swore we talked about keeping the code in the master on -devel, but have found no evidence backing my memory up)

I am fully aware that we talked about MPEG2 code being useful for RtZ Mac. I can even give you a quote:

Am 10.08.2009 um 00:25 schrieb John Doe:

> I'd also be in favor of dropping it and adding it again once RtZ Mac is supported, just because having unused code around seems weird.
> (Also since from my side I don't know when RtZ Mac will be supported, it may take several versions, so it's not like libmpeg2 would be removed now and added the next release again which would be a waste of time.)
> Maybe also a simpler Mpeg decoder whose API is more similar to the Smacker and DXA decoders could be used then.



Considering the content, and looking at the date, and considering that this email came 7 months after we discussed dropping MPEG2 support for the first time (in January 2009) I figured it makes no sense to wait another 2 years for RtZ Mac support to manifest -- or not.

Besides, the code was written for the overlay anyway -- heck, it even contained support for non-existent 8bit backends! It also predates the VideoDecoder API. So if you really need MPEG2 support, you would have to rewrite it anyway.


> 
> Also, a wiki page as you described would be the best way to go, IMO. Now to just get a volunteer ;)

Pfft :)


Max