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J-b: CloudStorage

2024-03-31T19:49:48Z

CloudStorage

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	''Proposed mentor: Pierre''		''Proposed mentor: Pierre''


			== Cloud integration for desktop ==
			'''Project Description''':
			We want to be able to access Cloud Storage services (Dropbox, Google Drive and so on) in the VLC application.

			'''Duration''': 350h or 175h

			'''Scope of the Tasks to do''':

			* revive libcloudstorage
			* integrate libcloudstorage inside VLC
			* write sample test cases

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

			''Proposed mentor: Pierre''


	== Interactive movie support ==		== Interactive movie support ==

Fkuehne at 13:17, 19 March 2024

2024-03-19T13:17:39Z

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	''Proposed mentor: tguillem''		''Proposed mentor: tguillem''

			== Port the VLC iOS UI to visionOS ==
			'''Project Description''':
			VLCKit supports visionOS. Now it is time for the UI to follow. We want a port of the existing iOS UI without support for any cloud services. This mostly implies layout fixes to work-around limitations of the SDK. When everything works, it is time to start adopting platform specific elements.

			'''Duration''': 350h

			'''Tasks to do''':

			* Get an overview of the current App
			* Fork third party elements that are not updated for visionOS yet
			* Find replacements for all symbols prohibited on visionOS notably UIScreen
			* Code it :

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

			''Proposed mentor: Felix Paul Kühne, Diogo Simao Marques ''

	== VLC iOS UI update ==		== VLC iOS UI update ==

Fkuehne at 12:40, 21 February 2024

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 '''Duration''': 175h
-'''Task to do''':
+'''Tasks to do''':
 * Study and understand the REST API
 * Implement a VLC module based on the API
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 '''Proposed mentor''': Felix
 == Other short ideas for VLC & libVLC ==

Fkuehne at 09:27, 21 February 2024

2024-02-21T09:27:52Z

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	~~'''~~Radio-Browser integation''':		== Radio-Browser integation ==

			'''Project Description''':
	Integrate the Radio-Browser.info API in a service discovery module so it is available on all of VLC's platforms.		Integrate the Radio-Browser.info API in a service discovery module so it is available on all of VLC's platforms.

Fkuehne at 09:26, 21 February 2024

2024-02-21T09:26:45Z

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			'''Radio-Browser integation''':
			Integrate the Radio-Browser.info API in a service discovery module so it is available on all of VLC's platforms.

			'''Duration''': 175h

			'''Task to do''':
			* Study and understand the REST API
			* Implement a VLC module based on the API
			* Add a way to favorite channels

			'''Requirements''':
			* previous experience with REST APIs
			* C knowledge

			'''Proposed mentor''': Felix

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

Fkuehne at 15:46, 6 February 2024

2024-02-06T15:46:50Z

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			== Update the Lua integration ==

			'''Project description''':
			The current extension implementation in Lua needs more love to make them first class citizen (they are currently loaded by GUI instead of the core).

			'''Duration''': 350h

			'''Tasks to do''':
			* update libvlccore to load Lua extensions instead of the GUI
			* work on a better descriptive abstraction for lua stream parsers extensions which needs to extract data from the webpage. (currently done by manual read())
			* more testing infrastructure for the scripts

			'''Requirements''':
			* Lua and C knowledge, c++ is a plus

			'''Proposed mentor''': Alexandre Janniaux

	== Implement DVD-Audio deciphering ==		== Implement DVD-Audio deciphering ==

Fkuehne at 15:39, 6 February 2024

2024-02-06T15:39:40Z

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	''Proposed mentor: Pierre''		''Proposed mentor: Pierre''

	== ~~Improve chromecast support (subtitles)~~ ==		== VLC Skins2 interface update ==
			'''Project Description''':
			The VLC Skins2 interface was not updated for the latest interface and core changes for the media player and playlist engine yet.

	~~Your goal will be to~~ help ~~an engineer who is already working on chromecast improvements~~.		We are currently reworking the interface, but we need help.

	~~Tasks to do:~~
	* Add support for images subtitles (DVD, Bluray, MVK): configure the chromecast module so that it blend the subtitle image video with a video frame
	* Help with text subtitles support
	* Various improvements and bugfixes that are chromecast related (cf. issues from our gitlab)

	'''Duration''': 350h		'''Duration''': 350h

	~~'''Requirements''':~~
	~~Those will be done in C and C++.~~

	~~''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem and Alaric Senat''~~

	~~== VLC.js ==~~
	~~'''Project Description''':~~
	~~We're currently porting VLC to the web, using WebAssembly. This is a current work in progress, so we need a lot of help to improve it~~

	~~This requires working close to the toolchain, compilation and the web browsers.~~

	~~'''Duration''': 350h or 175h~~

	'''Scope of the tasks to do''':		'''Scope of the tasks to do''':

	~~There are lots of things to do (not all of them need to be done by the same person:~~		* wayland integration
	* ~~Improving compilation of the VLC core to Wasm,~~		* video integration rework (like Qt interface)
	* ~~Improving compilation of VLC 3rd party libraries,~~		* medialibrary integration
	* ~~Fixing the VLC core to support the Web platform,~~
	* Implement WebCodec inside VLC,
	* Improve audio pipeline inside VLC,
	* Improve emscripten :)

	'''Requirements''':		'''Requirements''':
	This project requires '''C''' knowledge, and ~~compilation~~.		This project requires '''Qt/C++''' knowledge, and qml would be a nice plus.

	''Proposed mentor: JB''		''Proposed mentor: Pierre''

	== VLC macOS interface redesign ==		== VLC macOS interface redesign ==

Fkuehne: /* Let's get in touch */

2024-02-06T14:33:33Z

Let's get in touch

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	* Our [https://mailman.videolan.org/mailman/listinfo mailing-lists] to discuss patches and further development related topics;		* Our [https://mailman.videolan.org/mailman/listinfo mailing-lists] to discuss patches and further development related topics;
	* Furthermore, we have our [http://forum.videolan.org web forums] for VLC-related end-user support - a VLMC section will be created once the product is published.		* Furthermore, we have our [http://forum.videolan.org web forums] for VLC-related end-user support - a VLMC section will be created once the product is published.
	* Finally, there is our IRC channel ''#videolan'' (for libVLC) and ''#vlmc'' on the ''~~Freenode~~'' network. It's open to any kind of discussion. Usage issues, questions how to compile VLC/VLMC, getting to know the fellow developers, etc.		* Finally, there is our IRC channel ''#videolan'' (for libVLC) and ''#vlmc'' on the ''libera'' network. It's open to any kind of discussion. Usage issues, questions how to compile VLC/VLMC, getting to know the fellow developers, etc.

	= Ideas for VLC & libVLC =		= Ideas for VLC & libVLC =

Fkuehne at 14:31, 6 February 2024

2024-02-06T14:31:17Z

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 == VLC Qt interface redesign ==
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 '''Project Description''':
 Use the new vlc clock to add back the netsync module
 '''Scope of the tasks to do''':
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 This project requires '''Obj-C''' and '''Swift''' knowledge and ideally knowledge of writing tests for iOS but this can be learned.
-''Proposed mentor: Felix Paul Kühne ''
+''Proposed mentor: Felix Paul Kühne, Diogo Simao Marques ''
 == Interactive movie support ==
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 ''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem, Steve Lhomme''
 == Improve the web interface of VLC in Vue.js ==

Fkuehne at 11:56, 5 February 2024

2024-02-05T11:56:58Z

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

	== Add ~~multiple audio tracks playback support~~ ==		== Add back netsync module ==

	'''Project Description''':		'''Project Description''':
	~~Currently, only one audio track can be played at a time, we need~~ to ~~be able to play all tracks from a media in parallel.~~		Use the new vlc clock to add back the netsync module

	'''Scope of the tasks to do''':		'''Scope of the tasks to do''':
	* ~~Modify the audio_output_t API~~ to ~~support multiple streams (Hint, the work already started on the mmdevice/wasapi~~ module)		* Use a new network protocol: RTP Midi
	* ~~Implement multiple streams support with one~~ API ~~of your choice~~		* Expose some vlc_clock APIs to be used by "control" module
	* Adapt the ~~vlc_player_t and LibVLC API for multiple audio streams support~~		* Plug the vlc_clock API inside the new module
	* Implement it on other APIs

	'''Requirements''':		'''Requirements''':
	Very good C knowledge~~, familiar with some~~ audio output ~~APIs (PulseAudio, Pipewire, macOS AudioUnit/Hal, Windows Wasapi, Android Audiotrack~~/~~aaudio)~~		Very good C knowledge

			''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem''

			== Add AAC via S/PDIF and Bluetooth support ==

			'''Project Description''':
			Render AAC encoded content via S/PDIF and Bluetooth

			'''Scope of the tasks to do''':
			* Adapt audio core to handle encoded AAC content
			* Adapt at least one audio output module to render the AAC content
			* No S/PDIF setup needed

			'''Requirements''':
			Very good C knowledge

	''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem''		''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem''
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	''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem, Steve Lhomme''		''Proposed mentor: Thomas Guillem, Steve Lhomme''

	~~== Develop a MPD server inside VLC ==~~

	~~The idea is to continue adding support for VLC to act as a MPD server.~~

	~~'''Tasks to do''':~~
	* Study the MPD protocol
	* Code a MPD server as a control module that will connect to the [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/medialibrary medialibrary]

	~~'''Duration''': 350h~~

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

	~~The base was done in a previous year, one just needs to finish it.~~

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

	== Improve the web interface of VLC in Vue.js ==		== Improve the web interface of VLC in Vue.js ==
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	Those ideas should be '''175h''' long		Those ideas should be '''175h''' long

	* Integrate '''Rust''' inside VLC, as a demuxer or a parser
	* Improve Vulkan output for VLC, including HDR support		* Improve Vulkan output for VLC, including HDR support
	* Improve id3 tag and metadata handling in VLC		* Improve id3 tag and metadata handling in VLC