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VDD13

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= VideoLAN Dev Days '13 =
'''The Multimedia Conference that frees the cone in you!'''

This is a technical un-conference, please bring laptops, cords, RJ45 cables, and a good mood with you.

=== Nota Bene ===
* The hotel is the [http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-5543-ibis-paris-avenue-d-italie-13eme/index.shtml Ibis] Avenue d'Italie.

* If you expect us to refund your travel, please bring a printed copy of your tickets, one that shows the total cost. If you are not in our reimbursement database, bring a printed IBAN too.

* On Saturday and Sunday, enter the Free HQ by the '''16 Rue de la Ville-l'Évêque''' ([http://goo.gl/EKHWEc map]).
** There will be a smoking area inside the building, as the entrance cannot be used once inside the building for security reasons.

* There will be a WiFi connection.

= Schedule =

== Thursday, August 29th 2013 ==

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
| 21h00 || Meeting at the Sputnik, for the brave... || NB: VideoLAN will not pay for expenses at the bar...
|}

[http://www.sputnik.fr/ Sputnik bar]

== Friday, August 30th 2013 ==
[[Image:Asterix VLC.svg|right|270px]]
Friday is an '''<u>optional</u>''' day in the Asterix amusement park to bind together our community. If you wish to attend, the meeting in front of the hotel is at 8:30.
There will be a bus that will be responsible for bringing everyone to and back from the park. More details on the park are available below.

Notes:
* that bus and park entrance fees are paid by us, so there are NO costs with the exception of food and drinks
* do not burden yourself too much with unneeded stuff and particularly '''don't bring your laptop'''!

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
! Time !! Place !! Description
|-
| 8h30 || [http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-5543-ibis-paris-avenue-d-italie-13eme/index.shtml Hotel] || Meeting point in front of the hotel
|-
| 10h00 – 18h00 || Visit to Asterix park
|-
| 21h00 || Meeting at the Sputnik, for the brave... || NB: VideoLAN will not pay for expenses at the bar...
|}

If you cannot be present at the meeting point, you will be able to join us directly there, but you '''MUST''' tell us. For reference here are directions to the park: Take RER B3 from Paris Gare du Nord, platform 43 and get off at “Aéroport Charles De Gaulle Terminal 1, Terminal 3”. Go to the “Parcs de Loisirs” counter and board the Parc Astérix shuttle buses.

== Saturday, August 31st 2013 ==
All the meetings happen in the '''auditorium'''.

=== Morning ===
Schedule information is not currently available.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
! Time !! Description
|-
| 9h30 – 10h00 || Welcome, registration, coffee, juice and croissants
|-
| 10h00 – 10h15 || Welcome, VideoLAN, VLC
|-
| 10h20 – 10h45 || x265
|-
| 10h50 – 11h15 || VLC and DCP
|-
| 11h15 – 11h30 || '''Coffee Break'''
|-
| 11h30 – 11h55 || VLC annotations
|-
| 11h55 – 12h15 || VP9
|-
| 12h15 – 12h30 || VLC 2.1.0 and next
|-
|}

=== Lunch ===
Individual tray meal (chicken, salmon, vegetarian or beef) with dessert and drinks.

=== UnConference ===
[[wikipedia:Unconference|What is an UnConference?]]

UnConference schedule to be published...
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
! Time !! Hacking Room 1 !! Hacking Room 2 !! Hacking Room 3 !! Hacking Room 4 !! Hacking Room 5
|-
| 14h00 - 16h00 || libav technical discussion || FFmpeg technical discussion || - Open - || VLC technical discussion || HACKING ROOM
|-
| 16h00 - 16h30 || ''Break'' ||''Break'' ||''Break'' ||''Break'' || HACKING ROOM
|-
| 16h30 - 18h30 || libav documentation session || x264 || - Open - || VLC mobile ports || HACKING ROOM
|-
| 18h30 - 19h00 || Day Wrap up
|-
|}

=== Dinner ===
[http://www.tripadvisor.fr/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d2459770-Reviews-Restaurant_Du_Paradis-Paris_Ile_de_France.html Restaurant du Paradis]<br />
66 Rue du Faubourg Poissonniere<br />
75010 Paris<br />

Metro: Line 7, Poissonière

Starting at 20h00, dinner will consist of 2 special menus prepared by the chef. (drinks included - wine and non-alcoholic)

The menu will consist of 4 choices for starters, principal meal and deserts. There is also a vegan menu available.

== Sunday, September 1st 2013 ==
=== Session Proposals ===
* Opus in MPEG TS design session
* Daala video codec discussion
* VLC Mac session
* Building an official VLC SDK for C#/Winform that is cross platform

=== Morning ===
Schedule to be posted.
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
! Time !! B559 !! B555 !! B551 !! B549 !! B567 !! B312
|-
| 9h30 - 11h00 || TBD || TBD || || || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
| 11h00 - 12h00 || TBD || TBD  || || || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
| 12h00 - 13h00 || TBD || || || || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
|}
=== Lunch ===
Location: Cafeteria of Free HQ (a really beautiful and spacious place!)

'''Sandwiches''' with coleslaw or crisps and choices of drinks (including Dr Pepper) + desserts (Pecan pies, Oreo pies, lemon pies, or cheese cakes).

=== Afternoon ===
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
! Time !! B559 !! B555 !! B551 !! B549 !! B567 !! B312
|-
| 14h00 - 15h00 || TBD || || || || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
| 15h00 - 16h00 || Hack || TBD || TBD || || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
| 16h00 - 17h00 || Hack || TBD || Hack || Hack || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
| 17h00 - 18h00 || Hack || TBD || Hack || Hack || HACKING ROOM || N/A
|-
|}

__NOTOC__

= Places =

== Map and Itinerary ==

[http://goo.gl/EGmdKQ Here], a Google Map for all places.

[http://images.videolan.org/videolan/events/vdd13/Itinerary.pdf Here] a map with itineraries to go between the different places.

== Asterix Park ==
60128 Plailly, France<br />
Metro / RER: '''B3'''

http://www.parcasterix.fr/

== Free HQ ==
16 Rue de la Ville-l'Évêque<br />
75008 Paris, France ([http://goo.gl/EKHWEc map])

Metro 8: Madeleine<br />
Metro 12: Madeleine<br />
Metro 14: Madeleine<br />

From CDG airport, take:<br />
the RER B (Paris by train) to Châtelet-les-Halles<br />
then Metro line 14 to Madeleine.

http://www.free.fr/

== Hotel Ibis ==
[http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-5543-ibis-paris-avenue-d-italie-13eme/index.shtml Hotel IBIS Paris Avenue d'Italie]<br />
15 bis Avenue d'Italie<br />
75013 Paris ([http://goo.gl/MKmwjx map])

== Emergencies ==
* In case of emergency, call the European emergency number '''112'''.
* To place a call most credit cards can be used directly in public phones.

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This page is an introduction to compilation of '''VLC for Android''' on Linux.

==Eclipse, SDK and NDK installation==

=== Requirements ===
* You '''MUST''' be on Linux, and a recent one.
* You '''MUST''' have installed: ''apache-ant'' (or ''ant''), ''autoconf'', ''automake'', ''autopoint'', ''libtool'', ''gawk'' (or ''nawk''), ''gcc'', ''g++'', ''pkg-config'', ''cmake'', ''patch'', ''subversion''. And very up-to-date versions of those tools.
* You '''MUST''' install: ''git''.

===Android SDK===
#Create a working directory ''android''.
#Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Android SDK page] and download the latest SDK for linux.
#Decompress into ''android'' folder.
#Run ''tools/android'' (from the command line you can also run: "tools/android update sdk -u -t platform,platform-tool,extra")
#In the tool, install '''"SDK Platform Android 4.0, API 14"''', and follow the instructions.

You can have [http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html more details], if needed.

===Android NDK===
# Check that the SDK installation is correct.
# Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html Android NDK page] and download the latest NDK for linux.
# Decompress into ''android'' folder, next to your android-sdk-linux_x86 folder.

===Eclipse===
As used by your distribution, install Eclipse with your package manager:

apt-get install eclipse (debian)
yum install eclipse (Fedora)
pacman -S eclipse (Arch)
emerge -av eclipse-sdk (Gentoo)
...

And run it, at least once, and then quit eclipse.

'''Note:''' On Debian-based distributions it is better to download Eclipse indigo builds from the official website : http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/, otherwise it can lead to an error when importing the ADT plugin (see following).

====ADT====
The '''ADT''' plugin is required to compile on Android.

#Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#installing ADT page].
#Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software....
#Add the "ADT Plugin" repository with https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ as '''URL'''
#Validate and select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next, Next, Finish.
#Restart Eclipse.
#Go to ''Menu'' > ''Window'' > ''Preferences...'' and then ''Android'' from the left pane.
#Point the SDK Location in to your downloaded SDK directory.
#Ok, and quit Eclipse.

See [http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#troubleshooting extra information here].

=== Environment setup ===
Set $ANDROID_SDK to point to your Android SDK directory

export ANDROID_SDK=/path/to/android-sdk

Set $ANDROID_NDK to point to your Android NDK directory

export ANDROID_NDK=/path/to/android-ndk

If you do not use the NDK v7 (note: the build script will try to detect the SDK version)

export NO_NDK_V7=1

Add some useful binaries to your $PATH

export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK/platform-tools:$ANDROID_SDK/tools

==== Devices ====
If you plan to use the emulator or if you have a phone that does not support NEON, you need a build without [[wikipedia:ARM_architecture#Advanced_SIMD_.28NEON.29|NEON]]

export NO_NEON=1

'''Note:''' If you want to get a NEON build, the NO_NEON variable must remain unset (do not use NO_NEON=0).

If you plan to use the build for a tegra2 device:

export TEGRA2=1

'''Note:''' If you want to get a NEON build, the NO_NEON variable must remain unset (do not use NO_NEON=0).

Those exports must be set at all times, notably for the contribs and the configure.

== Building ==
=== Get VLC Source ===
Use the VLC git repository to get the source!

In your ''android'' folder, run:

git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc-ports/android.git

==== Compile ====
'''Read''' compile.sh first, as it contains some very useful important information. Then run it:
sh compile.sh

'''Note:''' At this point, you will get an autogenerated debug apk in the bin/ folder. In order to build a non-debug or custom package, use Eclipse as described below.

==== Package in Eclipse ====
# In Eclipse, create a new Android project from existing source by giving the vlc-android path.
# Compile your project using Eclipse.

=== Run ===
Run it and enjoy!

== Debugging ==
Here are some helpful links if you wish to debug VLC on Android:
* [http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/debugging/ddms.html DDMS]
* [http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/logcat.html Logcat]

== Troubleshooting ==
=== Outdated Awk ===
If you receive the error message while building:

Android NDK: Host 'awk' tool is outdated. Please define HOST_AWK to point to Gawk or Nawk !

The prebuilt version of Awk that comes with the Android NDK is outdated. Defining HOST_AWK in your environment does nothing as the system still tries to just the one that comes with the Android NDK. To get around this issue, simply rename or delete the Awk binary that comes with the Android NDK. For example to move it:

mv $ANDROID_NDK/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/awk $ANDROID_NDK/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/awk.old

=== Can't find Ant ===
If you're new to Ant, please be aware that some Linux distributions don't install it in the usual spot as with other programs. Try checking to see if the directory /usr/share/java/apache-ant/bin exists and add it to your path.

[[Category:Building]]

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! http access !! vlc git !! vlc git + bom patch
|-
| BOM with #EXTM3U || doesnt parse || parse ok
|-
| BOM without #EXTM3U || doesnt parse || doesnt parse
|-
| No BOM with #EXTM3U || parse ok || parse ok
|-
| No BOM without #EXTM3U || doesnt parse || doesnt parse
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! file access access !! vlc git !! vlc git + bom patch
|-
| BOM with #EXTM3U || parse ok || parse ok
|-
| BOM without #EXTM3U || parse ok || parse ok
|-
| No BOM with #EXTM3U || parse ok || parse ok
|-
| No BOM without #EXTM3U || parse ok || parse ok
|}

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Report bugs

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__NOTOC__
= Reporting a VLC bug =

If you find any bugs, or if you experience any crashes, then we would '''very much''' like to hear about the issue.

Here is some detailed information on how to submit useful bug reports. Please try to follow the bugs policy, so we all gain time.

== Is it truly a new bug? ==

It may sound strange, but many of the bug reports we get are not really bugs at all, or have been known for months, and/or are already fixed.

Please check the following:
=== Version ===
''Are you using the latest version of VLC?'' The last version is '''{{VLC:latest_version}}'''.

Bug reports on older versions of VLC are likely to be ignored, because changes in the program may make it impossible to reproduce the bug, or it may have already been fixed. Always make sure the issue you want to report is still present in the current version of VLC.

=== Preferences ===
''Have you tried resetting your preferences and restarting VLC yet?''

Old preferences and/or incorrect settings are common causes of problems.<br />
Read the [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]] for details on how to delete your preferences. (Uninstalling VLC does not remove its old settings).
Double check that your issue still exists afterward.

=== New Features ===
Some things are simply not yet supported by VLC. We have a [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html list of supported features] and
a [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/query?action=view&type=enhancement&order=priority list of things] we would like to implement in the future.

If your suggestion is not on this list, you might want to make a ''feature request'' bug on [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/newticket trac].

=== Closed bugs ===
Many bugs are already known. Sometimes they are already fixed for the next version of VLC.

Please [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/search?q=&ticket=on search] the list of known and fixed issues. If you find your issue, see if it is already closed. The page of the issue will then show something like:

''Ticket #87 (Closed: fixed)''

== Still a bug? ==
So you still think you found a bug? Great!

=== Search ===
Search on this wiki and on the [http://forum.videolan.org forums] and see if someone else has asked a similar question or has seen a similar bug.

Ask about your problem in the [http://forum.videolan.org/ relevant forum] and make sure to include as much information as possible (see the pointers below). You can also describe your problem on the [http://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html relevant mailing list].

=== Enter the bug in trac ===
If you are sure that you found a bug and that you have all information needed, you can enter a bug in our [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/newticket Trac system]. You will need to register here to enter a bug. Don't forget to enter a valid e-mail address if you want to receive notifications when your bug is handled.

= Send a report =
When you post on the forum, email us or enter a bug report, please provide as much information as possible in your report.<br />
We try to answer all your mails, posts and reports, but there are too many so we simply do not have the time to do so, for everyone.

The more sound details you provide about your issue, the better the chance that we will investigate it fully.

== Information to send ==
Please gather the following information and send it along with your report:

# '''Email''' with a valid reply address, so we can get back to you with possible additional questions.
# Your '''operating system''' and the version.
# Your {{VLC}} version.
# The '''hardware''' you use. Make sure to name all the audio and video hardware in question that might be related to VLC's usage.<br />For instance: iMac G4 or Pentium4 with GeForce3, with an external USB dolby surround output device.
# The exact '''situation''' in which the problem occurred. Please describe in as much detail as possible.
# Can you always '''reproduce''' the problem in a certain way?
# The '''type''' of movie you were playing. And whether or not the issue is present on other types of movies.
# If possible, the '''video sample''' in question:
If the issue is specific to a certain movie, it can help a lot if we have the movie itself. In this case please upload as much of the file as you can to our [http://streams.videolan.org/upload samples server].

== Additional remarks ==
If you can, or if it applies to you try to take into account the following.

=== Windows users ===
You can send along the last VLC crash log. The file is called [[Crashdump]]. If you are familiar with '''gdb''', you can use it to give us more detailed crash info. [[Tutorial for gdb debug under Win32|Tutorial for GDB with Win32]]

If your bug is a crash, please try to reproduce and report using a [http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win32/last/ -debug build].

=== Mac OS X users ===
Please send along the last part of ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/VLC.crash.log if you can. Many crashes of VLC are logged in this file. You can open the file from VLC by going to the menu Window and choosing Messages. Now click the "Open CrashLog" button.

Please make sure you send the last crash (at the bottom of the file) and that it actually is the crash you described. The Date/Time field reports the time of the crash so that way you can check if it is the crash you experienced, or an earlier one.

=== Compile problems ===
Make sure you have read the [[Developers_Corner]].
Give the full log showing the problem
<pre>
./configure <options> > logfile.txt 2>&1
make 2>&1 > logfile.txt 2>&1
</pre>

* When dealing with a ./configure issue, please provide the generated config.log file.
* Your compiler brand and version may be relevant here as well.

== Version ==
Written by Derk-Jan Hartman, for the VideoLAN Team.

Adapted by [[User:J-b|Jean-Baptiste Kempf]] for this wiki.

SoC 2011

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'''Google Summer of Code 2011.'''

This wiki page covers the work of the [[VideoLAN]] project as a mentoring organization for [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of Code], in order to improve {{VLC}}, [[X264]], the H.264 video encoder, and VLMC.

<br>

== Introduction & Information ==

This wiki page covers the attempt by the [[VideoLAN]] project to act as a mentoring organization for [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of Code], in order to improve {{VLC}} and [[X264]], the H.264 video encoder.

[[VideoLAN]] was a mentoring organization in [[SoC 2007|2007]], [[SoC 2008|2008]], [[SoC 2009|2009]] and [[SoC 2010|2010]].

*This page list the ideas for VLC and VLMC
*There is also a separate page for project ideas for [[X264]]: '''[[SoC x264 2011]]'''.

If you are a '''student''', please read [[SoC 2011 Rules|the rules and advice]].

=== VLC media player ===

{{VLC}} is a cross-platform multimedia player, encoder and streamer application. It is one of the most successful open-source projects without any professional structure underneath.

{{VLC}} is downloaded at an approximate monthly rate of 5 millions from the main website and that's not including third-party distributions (Linux)!

You can find more information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player VLC on Wikipedia] or on this [[Main Page|wiki]].

=== x264 ===

{{x264}} is probably the most popular open source video compression software, used worldwide for applications such as web video, television broadcast, and Blu-ray authoring. It outclasses practically all commercial implementations both speed and compression-wise. While not actually part of VLC or ffmpeg, it is a major library used by both, licensed under the GPL. Due to its popularity in the commercial world (for example, Youtube and Facebook rely on it), many companies have offered bounties in the past for features and improvements that they found useful.

=== Summer of Code ===

If selected and developed, SoC projects for VLC will be included in later releases; SoC projects for x264 will be included in the main tree of the project.

All projects are covered by the GPL licence. (v2+)

== Ideas ==
=== VLC and VLMC ===

'''''Read this'''''

This page is split in three lists of ideas:

#The ''main ideas'' are what seem to be ''key projects'' for VLC and should be more ''thrilling'' than the other ones; we have assigned a potential mentor to each of these.
#The other ideas are less detailed but could be good ideas too.
#VLMC ideas
#[[Mini Projects]] are short-span projects which can be given as Qualification tasks or extended to be Full Summer of Code project.

*'''Original good ideas will be valued'''. Last year, half of the ideas were given by students. We don't want to impose anything. This is free and Open Source software.

If you don't want to apply for SoC but want other ideas to develop on, check the [[Mini Projects]] page!

And on the IRC channel, you can have even more ideas.

=== Ideas for x264 ===

For x264 ideas, please see [[SoC x264 2011]].

== Key ideas for VLC ==

=== New Audio Filters ===

We are looking for a skilled '''audiophile''' that knows a lot about audio theory and practice:

*to create or implement new algorithms, like SRS WoW or other 3D effects
*to work on channels mixing,
*to work on tracks mixing,
*to create scriptable new audio filters in lua and enable users to create whatever audio filtering function they want in a Lua script.
*LADSPA or other libraries integration will be interesting.

This project needs some good audio knowledge and good C experience.

''Qualification task'': port any audio filter from MPlayer

''Proposed mentor: [[User:Geal|geal]]''

=== Porting Audio Filters ===

We are looking for a skilled '''audiophile''' that knows a lot about audio theory and practice:
* to port open source algorithm for audio filters to VLC.

This project needs some good audio knowledge and good C experience.

''Proposed mentor: [[User:Geal|geal]]''

=== UPNP DLNA Server and Client ===

Test and fix service discovery module for UPNP/DLNA shares done by software (mediatomb, xbmc, etc) and hardware implementations.

Provide DLNA plugin for DLNA server compliant with opensource (xbmc, djmount, etc) and proprietary (PS3, xbox360, etc) DLNA clients. Some of the work is already done by previous SoC students.

The plugin must be smart enough to provide "presets" for known DLNA media clients with limited features (PS3 or XBOX360 for starters) which require additional quirks or hacks or items to be transcoded or streamed.

Requires some VLC knowledge as the project will involve using Media Library (arriving in vlc 1.2) and transcoding with VLC API.

''Proposed mentor: thresh''

=== Assembly optimizations in VLC ===

If you are fond of writing ASM and you are fluent in MMX/SSE2/SSE4, there are many interesting things in VLC to speed up.

* Profiling VLC.
* memcpy implementations in SSE* and MMX (see modules/misc/memcpy/fastmemcpy.h)
* video filters ASM speedups (see modules/video_filter/blend.c)
* audio filters ASM speedups (see modules/audio_filter/equalizer.c)
* Porting other ASM video filters to VLC.

This project needs some good ASM knowledge and good C experience.

*Stuff to read: http://www.agner.org/optimize/

''Proposed mentor: [[User:J-b|jb]]''

=== VLC Android Port ===

Improve current VLC [http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-android.git;a=summary android port], improve/add native/java interfaces and design and implement a GUI.
The project can be broken into:

* Build libvlc jni, understand LibVlc.
* Design and implement a cool GUI with gestures and using LibVlc implement callbacks, map user events etc.

''Proposed mentors: MagSoft, ivore''

=== VLC Test Suite ===

This project aims at making automatic tests to improve VLC quality.

*Write a series of tests for vlc-internal
*Integrate a framework for automated plugins testing with the automake build system
*Automate the different codec playback/mux/etc tests
*Automate the subtitles tests
*Write tests for the different bindings: Mac OS X Framework/Python Bindings... etc.

This project is a code project, require good knowledge of C

''Proposed mentor: Rémi''

=== VLC Personnal Cloud Project 2.0 ===

The personal cloud project is a simple project to allow people to play their media files anywhere in the world.

Through the http interface of VLC, a user can:

*list the medias from the Media Library,
*play those medias,
*those medias get transcoded and streamed in:
**Flash
**Silverlight
**iPhone format
**Android format
**html5
**A VLC webplugin

A good example of the aim is http://www.vodobox.c.la/

This project has to work on the configuration and NAT traversal.

This projects needs knowledge in HTML and JS; it might require C coding.

''Proposed mentor: jb''

=== VLC for Anime ===

We are looking for a skilled '''anime fan''' that knows a lot about anime theory and practice to work on the optimisation of VLC for anime.
Ideas include:

* Improvement of MKV demuxer for special anime needs
* Subtitles display improvements
* video filters that make sense for anime
* metadata and extensions.

''Proposed mentor: jb''

=== SVCD/VCD improvements ===

Menus and such needs to be improvements and fixed.

Proposed mentor: "fenrir"

=== Automatic LibVLC bindings generation ===

libVLC can be used from several programming languages like Java or python to embbed VLC feature inside another application. Anyway, maintaining these binding is power consuming.
VLC needs a way to automatically generate theses binding for a large set of programming languages and keep them up-to-date easily.
We advice to use Swig (from http://www.swig.org/) but any other tool is accepted too.

''Proposed mentor: ivoire''

=== OMA/Atrac improvements ===

We need to improve the oma demuxer to support more features and work on the ATRAC3+ decoder in libavcodec, so people can play their files from MiniDiscs.

''Proposed mentors: Adrian, Michael or other people from linux-minidisc''

=== Playlist improvements ===

We need to reinforce the media library capabilities and its integration with external metadata sources, notably for TV shows.

''Proposed mentor: jetru''

=== AirTune streaming ===

We need to be able to stream everything to your iPhone.

'''Proposed mentor'''

=== BD-J / BD-Live ===

This is a project to go on the work of last year on Blu-Ray Menus

This project requires Java knowledge

''Proposed mentor: jb'''

== Other Ideas for VLC ==

=== WTV support ===
Wtv format support
''Proposed mentor: Laurent''

=== DVD audio support ===
Very difficult project for Audio fans
''Proposed mentor: jb''

=== Device synchronisation===
Sync your mp3 player with the media library
''Proposed mentor: jetru''

=== HD DVD support ===
Very difficult project for someone having the right hardware
''Proposed mentor: jb''

=== Multi-Angle DVD support ===
We need multi-angle DVD support
''Proposed mentor: Meuuh''

== VLC Student Proposals ==

=== Mobile Remote Control ===

(proposed by akashm1990)<br>

The aim is to make a mobile remote control application for VLC running on the PC. This would be a native application.<br>

The application will run on a mobile phone connected to the local network over WiFi.(probably using the http interface)<br>

In addition to the usual remote control functionalities such as play,pause, open new file,volume control,etc. the application aims to implement 2 specific functionalities:<br>

*On receiving an incoming call, if a video is playing on the PC, it will pause, or if music is playing, the volume may reduce. (user configurable)<br>
*On receiving an incoming text message, the video playing on screen is paused and the text is displayed onscreen. After a predetermined period of time, the video starts playing again.<br>

Target Platforms: Android(primary), Symbian-QT (If time permits) <br>

A video showing the auto pause functionality using Android emulators and the VLC Python API is shown here: <br>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou5prh-EoBs

== VLMC ==

VLMC is a non-linear cross-platform video editor based on VLC. We're looking for student(s) with good C++ skills and some experience with Qt with lots of passion of hacking.

Hang with us at #vlmc or #videolan on irc.freenode.net and talk to the developers directly!

To get selected:

1. [http://wiki.videolan.org/Building_VLMC Download and build] VLMC and start playing with it.

2. Implement some feature(s) or fix some bug(s), search VLMC's [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/report bug tracker].

3. Send your patch to vlmc-devel@videolan.org for evaluation and work on your GSoC proposal.

4. Get selected and work on your project!

<br> You'll be greatly appreciated if you complete any of the proposed qualification tasks: (in increasing level of difficulty)

1. [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ticket/134 Bug 134]: Update labels and strings when locale is changed.

2. [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ticket/61 Bug 61]: Improve project timeline widget to have clip thumbnail.

3. [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ticket/237 Bug 237]: Fix Detached Video Widget on Mac OS when a file is played.

4. [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ticket/145 Bug 145]: Project preview has no sound on Windows.

5. [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ticket/196 Bug 196]: Fix distorted audio playback in project preview.

6. [http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ticket/144 Bug 144]: On some platforms, rendered video file has no sound. Identify the problem and fix it.

=== GUI Improvements ===

Difficulty: Medium

Proposed mentor: etix

VLMC needs a GUI make over, using Qt APIs such as graphics view, animation, states etc. Correcting those widgets such as the import window, provide alternative widget so VLMC better fits with the video editing needs.

Many widgets can be rewritten : Import, Library, Clip property... be creative !

=== Quality Improvements: Writing Tests and fixing LibVLC APIs ===

Difficulty: Hard

Proposed mentor: ? (needs a VLC developer to mentor this one)

While rendering preview and project, VLMC may sometimes crash due to bugs in the libVLC. The project will consist of; writing (unit) tests/test-cases for VLMC/libVLC APIs, and identify what's causing the crashes and fixing the bugs. The major area is rendering. Testing should be verified on at least two of the OSs: Linux, Windows and Mac. This project can help VLMC have stable releases and better quality control.

=== Plugin Architecture for VLMC ===

Difficulty: Hard

Proposed mentor: ?

VLMC uses frei0r plugins to add special effects. The project consists of designing and implementing a plugin architecture that can take in lua/python/compiled-plugins(.so) plugins.

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== [[Documentation:Play HowTo|VLC Usage Documentation]] ==

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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Introduction to VLC|Introduction to VideoLAN and VLC]]

'''       Overview and history of the VideoLAN project.'''

*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Installing VLC|Installation]]

'''       Installation instructions for a variety of computers.'''<br>

*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use|VLC Usage]]
**How to play audio/video materials with the VLC media player. (For versions 0.9 and newer)
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Interface|Interface]]
***Short introduction to the interface of the VLC Media Player
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Audio|Audio]]
***Playing audio (e.g. visualization, selection of devices)
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Video|Video]]
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Playback|Playback]]
***Navigation through media files (e.g. chapters, bookmarks)
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Playlist|Playlist]]
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Subtitles|Subtitles]]
***Selection of subtitles
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Video and Audio Filters|Video and Audio Filters]]
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**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Snapshots|Snapshots]]
***How to create snap-/screenshots
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Hotkeys|Hotkeys]]
***Configuration of VLC's hotkeys
**[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Basic Use/Basic troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]
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*[[Documentation:Play HowTo/Advanced Use of VLC|Advanced Use]]
**Advanced instruction on streams, filters, plug-ins and more.
*[[Documentation:WebPlugin|Using VLC inside a webpage]]
**How to build webpages that use the VLC Web plugin.
*[[VLC Uninstall|Uninstallation]]
**Uninstallation instructions.

== [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo|VLC Streaming Documentation]] ==

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'''NOTE: See [[Documentation:Streaming HowTo New|Streaming HowTo New]] for more updated information regarding streaming (WIP).'''

== [[Documentation:Hacker's Guide|The Hacker's Guide to VLC]] ==

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== [[Documentation:Modules|The VLC Modules Index]] ==

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