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fix punctuation and wording in ffmpeg codec howto
author compn
date Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:18:03 +0000
parents babddccb9312
children 0624fa95a2aa
files DOCS/tech/codecs.conf.txt
diffstat 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/tech/codecs.conf.txt	Wed Nov 10 08:32:54 2010 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/codecs.conf.txt	Wed Nov 10 15:18:03 2010 +0000
@@ -180,30 +180,31 @@
   dll mdec
   out YV12
 
-the "videocodec" name should start with ff to differentiate it from other
+The "videocodec" name should start with ff to differentiate it from other
 libraries or binary codecs.
 
-the "dll" name comes from the codec source file or the libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+The "dll" name comes from the codec source file or the libavcodec/allcodecs.c
 file.
 
-the "out" colorspace can be found in the codec source file in the PIX_FMT
+The "out" colorspace can be found in the codec source file in the PIX_FMT
 struct. Note that some codecs may have several pix_fmt structs.
-the pix_fmt can be converted to the mplayer "out" format by reading
+The pix_fmt can be converted to the codecs.conf "out" format by reading
 the fmt_conversion.c file.
 
 libmpdemux/mp_taglists.c
 --------------
-if the lavf demuxer does not pass on a fourcc (mostly video game formats
-or other containers that do not support isom/fourcc tags). you will have to
-make one based on the ffmpeg codec id. Note that it is a good idea to mark
-any fourcc you create as ' ; internal MPlayer FourCC'. just in case another
-codec uses that fourcc, you can easily change the internal one. also this
-will stop other projects from thinking your made up tag is a real fourcc
-found in the wild.
+Sometimes the lavf demuxer will not pass on a fourcc (mostly video game
+formats or other containers that do not support isom/riff tags). You will have
+to make one based on the codec_id listed in the codec source file.
+
+Note that it is a good idea to mark any fourcc you create as
+' ; internal MPlayer FourCC'. In case another codec uses that fourcc,
+you can easily change the internal one. Also this will stop other projects
+from thinking of the internal tag as a real fourcc found in the wild.
 
 libmpdemux/demuxer.c
 --------------
-some audio codecs require a parser, you can see which ones do
-by reading the parsers section in libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+Some audio codecs require a parser, you can see which ones do
+by reading the parsers section in libavcodec/allcodecs.c.
 
 EOF