pwcbsd patch for mpeg4ip does not like todays x264

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:27:53 -0500, Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106 at uni-bonn.de>  
wrote:

> Yes it is possible and it runs perfect! Did trash my Linux partition  
> after this ;-)

Did you create patch-mp4live or it was created by someone? While I am  
here, please test here and let me know if it's good.

http://people.freebsd.org/~mezz/diff/mpeg4ip.diff

Cheers,
Mezz

> See multimedia/pwcbsd and the URL in the makefile. Read the Readme.
>
> But it only works with the PWC aka Philips Webcam. And it is not v4l 2.0.
>
>
> Best, H.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thomas Vogt wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Is it possible to add this mp4live patch to the mpeg4ip port? It would
>> be very nice to run mp4live with freebsd too.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Thomas
>>
>> Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:02:24 -0500, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:03:27 -0500, Heiko Recktenwald
>>>> <uzs106 at uni-bonn.de> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Jeremy, thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://raaf.atspace.org/patches/patch-mp4live
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, with this patch, I now can reproduce it. I have grab a fix[1]
>>>>>> from gentoo and it gets build further, but it fails on ffmpeg. I
>>>>>> guess it doesn't work with new ffmpeg either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [1] http://tinyurl.com/yr4ubp
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> mp4live compiles when I pkg_add -f some older x264 package over
>>>>>>>>> the latest x264.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> It works here now, just wanted to make the problem known.
>>>>>
>>>> I have committed this Gentoo's patch in our ports tree. Thanks for
>>>> report.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> With the port that comes with 6.2.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dont know how to update xorg and have so many other things to do in
>>>>> the moment (exam) that I cannot care much about updating ports in the
>>>>> moment.
>>>>>
>>>> Whomever fix mpeg4ip+patch-mp4live with new ffmpeg, then I can commit
>>>> your patch-mp4live if you want me to. I have not check in mpeg4ip CVS
>>>> yet.
>>>>
>>> The whomever is me, I guess. ;-) I got the build fixed when I was  
>>> trying
>>> to fix different problem from your report below of can't play file in
>>> gmp4player and mp4player. It was very simple. See below.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Mezz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> H.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Has anybody experienced this as well?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can't reproduce it. I can compile mpeg4ip with new x264 just
>>>>>>>> fine. You will have to explain better in your report by such as
>>>>>>>> show us the errors and other more details.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, the plain mpeg4ip compiled here too, but there seem to be
>>>>>>> changes in x264 that are not yet replected in that patch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The patch is fine, it adds mp4live, which wants video4linux, to the
>>>>>>> mpeg4ip port. mp4live is something like Apples Quicktime
>>>>>>> Broadcaster, only better ;-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Btw, can you display H264 video with gmp4player or mp4player? I  
>>>>>>> cant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't have any of video file in here, but I have searched in
>>>>>> google and found this file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://zdpub.vo.llnwd.net/o2/crankygeeks/episode066/crankygeeks.066.mov
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I couldn't get it runs with both gmp4player and mp4player. It works
>>>>>> fine with totem. Maybe I can try to check in mpeg4ip CVS to see if
>>>>>> there has anything fix for it. If not, then I can't help (due to
>>>>>> lack knowledge) so someone will have to fix it.
>>>>>>
>>> I have it fixed by get it links with -lavcodec instead of libavcodec.a.
>>> I will committing it soon with bump. Here's what I just add this under
>>> post-patch:
>>>
>>>     @${REINPLACE_CMD} -e
>>> 's|$${enable_ffmpeg}/lib/libavcodec.a|-lavcodec|g' \
>>>         ${WRKSRC}/configure
>>>
>>> Rebuild it, then gmp4player and mp4player work perfect with
>>> crankygeeks.066.mov. It also fixed the build with your patch-mp4live at
>>> the same time.
>>>
>>> Before:
>>> =======================================
>>> % mp4player crankygeeks.065.mov
>>> [...]
>>> 00:08:35.784-videosync-6: Max Window resolution 1024x768
>>> 00:08:35.784-videosync-7: Setting video mode 176 144 1 1
>>> 00:08:35.979-mp4file-7: cntl tracks 0
>>> 00:08:35.982-plugin-7: Found matching audio plugin aac
>>> 00:08:35.986-mp4file-7: audio - 75665 samples
>>> 00:08:35.987-mp4file-7: MP4 audio max time is 1756937 1756.94
>>> 00:08:35.987-plugin-7: Found matching audio plugin aac
>>> =======================================
>>>
>>> After:
>>> =======================================
>>> % mp4player crankygeeks.065.mov
>>> [...]
>>> 00:13:23.960-videosync-6: Max Window resolution 1024x768
>>> 00:13:23.960-videosync-7: Setting video mode 176 144 1 1
>>> 00:13:24.193-mp4file-7: cntl tracks 0
>>> 00:13:24.194-ffmpeg-7: codec value 0x28a0df60
>>> 00:13:24.194-plugin-7: Found matching video plugin ffmpeg
>>> 00:13:24.196-plugin-7: Found matching audio plugin aac
>>> 00:13:24.197-videosync-7: persistence is 0x80bb680
>>> 00:13:24.197-ffmpeg-7: codec value 0x28a0df60
>>> 00:13:24.197-plugin-7: Found matching video plugin ffmpeg
>>> 00:13:24.197-ffmpeg-7: userdata len 32
>>> 00:13:24.197-ffmpeg-7: open codec is 1
>>> 00:13:24.204-ffmpeg-7: pixel format is 0
>>> 00:13:24.204-mp4file-7: video - 52655 samples
>>> 00:13:24.204-mp4file-7: MP4 video max time is 1756923 1756.92
>>> 00:13:24.209-mp4file-7: audio - 75665 samples
>>> 00:13:24.214-mp4file-7: MP4 audio max time is 1756937 1756.94
>>> 00:13:24.214-plugin-7: Found matching audio plugin aac
>>> =======================================
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mezz
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Mezz
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best and thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> H.


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