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Bubu: /* Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability */

2019-03-13T16:50:39Z

Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability

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	'''Project description''':		'''Project description''':

	Currently VLCKit is not very Swift friendly.		Currently VLCKit is not very '''Swift''' friendly.
	Indeed, it will be beneficial for VLCKit to have a better Swift interoperability interface than one generated by default.		Indeed, it will be beneficial for VLCKit to have a better '''Swift''' interoperability interface than one generated by default.

	'''Tasks to do''':		'''Tasks to do''':

Bubu: /* Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability */

2019-03-13T16:50:07Z

Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability

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	== Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability ==		== Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability ==

	Project description:		'''Project description''':

	Currently VLCKit is not very Swift friendly.		Currently VLCKit is not very Swift friendly.
	Indeed, it will be beneficial for VLCKit to have a better Swift interoperability interface than one generated by default.		Indeed, it will be beneficial for VLCKit to have a better Swift interoperability interface than one generated by default.

	Tasks to do:		'''Tasks to do''':

	- Study exposed VLCKit methods		* Study exposed VLCKit methods
	- Improve Objective-C - Swift interop		* Improve Objective-C - Swift interop
	- Make a test Swift project to test the interoperability		* Make a test Swift project to test the interoperability

	Requirements: This project requires Objective-c and Swift knowledge.		'''Requirements''': This project requires '''Objective-C''' and '''Swift''' knowledge.

	~~Proposed mentor: Carola Nitz, Soomin Lee~~

			'''Proposed mentor''': Carola Nitz, Soomin Lee

	== Other ideas for VLC & libVLC ==		== Other ideas for VLC & libVLC ==

J-b: /* Ideas for VLC & libVLC */

2019-03-13T16:46:04Z

Ideas for VLC & libVLC

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	''Proposed mentor: Gautam''		''Proposed mentor: Gautam''


			== Improve VLCKit Objective-C - Swift interoperability ==

			Project description:

			Currently VLCKit is not very Swift friendly.
			Indeed, it will be beneficial for VLCKit to have a better Swift interoperability interface than one generated by default.

			Tasks to do:

			- Study exposed VLCKit methods
			- Improve Objective-C - Swift interop
			- Make a test Swift project to test the interoperability

			Requirements: This project requires Objective-c and Swift knowledge.

			Proposed mentor: Carola Nitz, Soomin Lee

J-b: /* Other ideas for VLC & libVLC */

2019-02-27T07:37:59Z

Other ideas for VLC & libVLC

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	Those ideas are not detailed, but they are ideas that we could help to spring new ideas.		Those ideas are not detailed, but they are ideas that we could help to spring new ideas.
			We can help work with you to make those more detailed.

	* Integrate '''Rust''' inside VLC, as a demuxer or a parser		* Integrate '''Rust''' inside VLC, as a demuxer or a parser
	* ~~Work on the~~ Vulkan output for VLC		* Improve Vulkan output for VLC, including HDR support
	* Improve ~~fast-seek~~ in ~~MP4 and WMV demuxers~~		* Improve id3 tag and metadata handling in VLC
	* ~~Improve id3 tag parsing.~~		* Support NVDec decoding inside VLC
	* ~~Provide setups for popular streaming services / sout templates (ui ?)~~		* Work on emscripten version of VLC, aka VLC.js
	* Bridge module for GMI'C or other video filters		* Bridge module for GMI'C or other video filters
	* Automated Testing Environment like ffmpeg Fate (port ?) for demuxing, non-hw decoding		* Automated Testing Environment like ffmpeg Fate (port ?) for demuxing, non-hw decoding
	* Integrate libavfilter in VLC		* Integrate libavfilter in VLC
	* Improve the libVLCSharp bindings for VLC in '''C#'''		* Improve the libVLCSharp bindings for VLC in '''C#'''
	* ~~Work on emscripten version of VLC~~		* Provide setups for popular streaming services / sout templates (ui ?)


	= Ideas for VLMC =		= Ideas for VLMC =

J-b at 10:49, 7 February 2019

2019-02-07T10:49:45Z

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	* objective quality over time		* objective quality over time
	* average rate (for streaming)		* average rate (for streaming)

			'''Requirements''': This project requires '''Rust''' knowledge.

			Contact 'unlord'


	== dav1d, the AV1 decoder ==		== dav1d, the AV1 decoder ==

	The [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d dav1d] AV1 decoder is a new high performance AV1 decoder by		The [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d dav1d] AV1 decoder is a new high performance AV1 decoder by
	VideoLAN. Current open source tools for AV1 analysis use		VideoLAN.
	instrumentation in the reference decoder [https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom libaom] to extract
	decode-time metadata for display and reporting, but support for		Current open source tools for AV1 analysis use instrumentation in the reference decoder [https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom libaom] to extract decode-time metadata for display and reporting, but support for sophisticated analysis is lacking.
	sophisticated analysis is lacking.
			To speed development of AV1 tools like the rav1e, it would be helpful to add similar decoder metadata extraction APIs to the dav1d decoder so that rapid testing of encoder algorithms is easier. This includes the ability to quickly produce statistics, visualizations and other
			reporting that can be used for tuning encoder parameters or guiding development. Advanced ideas include adding similar encoder metadata API to rav1e that add encode-time visualizations.

			'''Requirements''': This project requires '''C''' knowledge.

	~~To speed development of AV1 tools like the rav1e, it would be helpful to~~		Contact 'unlord'
	~~add similar decoder metadata extraction APIs to the dav1d decoder so~~
	~~that rapid testing of encoder algorithms is easier. This includes the~~
	~~ability to quickly produce statistics, visualizations and other~~
	~~reporting that can be used for tuning encoder parameters or guiding~~
	~~development. Advanced ideas include adding similar encoder metadata API~~
	~~to rav1e that add encode-time visualizations.~~

J-b: /* rav1e, the AV1 encoder */

2019-02-07T10:48:31Z

rav1e, the AV1 encoder

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	== rav1e, the AV1 encoder ==		== rav1e, the AV1 encoder in Rust ==

	The [https://github.com/xiph/rav1e rav1e] project aims to create a new AV1 encoder implementation in		The [https://github.com/xiph/rav1e rav1e] project aims to create a new AV1 encoder implementation in

J-b: /* rav1e, the AV1 encoder */

2019-02-07T10:48:19Z

rav1e, the AV1 encoder

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	To support this we need better AV1 analysis tools that give detailed information about AV1 streams including:		To support this we need better AV1 analysis tools that give detailed information about AV1 streams including:

	- bit rate across the frame		* bit rate across the frame
	- frame allocation within a scene		* frame allocation within a scene
	- display of frame data (block partitioning, mode decisions, motion		* display of frame data (block partitioning, mode decisions, motion vectors, etc)
	vectors, etc)		* objective quality over time
	- objective quality over time		* average rate (for streaming)
	- average rate (for streaming)

	== dav1d, the AV1 decoder ==		== dav1d, the AV1 decoder ==

J-b: /* rav1e, the AV1 encoder */

2019-02-07T10:47:55Z

rav1e, the AV1 encoder

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	The [https://github.com/xiph/rav1e rav1e] project aims to create a new AV1 encoder implementation in		The [https://github.com/xiph/rav1e rav1e] project aims to create a new AV1 encoder implementation in
	Rust. ~~To support this we need better AV1 analysis tools that give~~		Rust.
	~~detailed information about AV1 streams including:~~

	- bit rate across the frame		To support this we need better AV1 analysis tools that give detailed information about AV1 streams including:
	- frame allocation within a scene
	- display of frame data (block partitioning, mode decisions, motion		- bit rate across the frame
			- frame allocation within a scene
			- display of frame data (block partitioning, mode decisions, motion
	vectors, etc)		vectors, etc)
	- objective quality over time		- objective quality over time
	- average rate (for streaming)		- average rate (for streaming)


	== dav1d, the AV1 decoder ==		== dav1d, the AV1 decoder ==

J-b: /* Ideas for VLC dependencies */

2019-02-07T10:47:28Z

Ideas for VLC dependencies

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J-b at 21:19, 5 February 2019

2019-02-05T21:19:29Z

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	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]], [[VLMC]] and '''dav1d''' (or the [[libVLC]] engine).		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]], [[VLMC]] and '''dav1d''' (or the [[libVLC]] engine).

	We have projects in '''C''', '''C++''', '''ASM''', '''JS''', '''Go''', '''Obj-C''', '''GPU Shaders''', '''Java/Kotlin''' and '''Swift'''.		We have projects in '''C''', '''C++''', '''ASM''', '''JS''', '''Go''', '''Obj-C''', '''GPU Shaders''', '''C#''', '''Java/Kotlin''' and '''Swift'''.

	=== Summer of Code ===		=== Summer of Code ===
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	* code a MPD server as a control module		* code a MPD server as a control module
	* connect to the medialibrary		* connect to the medialibrary
	* implement ~~advance~~ MPD features		* implement advanced MPD features

	Those will be done in '''C''' and '''C++''', and it requires familiarity with an MPD client		Those will be done in '''C''' and '''C++''', and it requires familiarity with an MPD client

	''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem''		''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem''


			== Improve the web interface of VLC in Vue.js ==

			The idea is to improve the new web interface of VLC, that is currently in '''Vue.JS'''. It requires significant improvements

			* Review the current code
			* Clean and improve the modularity
			* Adapt to the new playlist code
			* Connect to the new medialibrary
			* Improve the look

			Those will be done in '''C''' and '''C++''', and it requires familiarity with an MPD client

			''Proposed mentor: Gautam''


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	* Integrate libavfilter in VLC		* Integrate libavfilter in VLC
	* Improve the libVLCSharp bindings for VLC in '''C#'''		* Improve the libVLCSharp bindings for VLC in '''C#'''
			* Work on emscripten version of VLC


	= Ideas for VLMC =		= Ideas for VLMC =