View source for Bounties

= WIP =
This is a '''<big>Work In Progress</big>'''. It is NOT a definitive list, nor are the prices!

= Rules =
One must contact us before starting a bounty.

Sending a reasonable patch on a public mailing-list gives a temporary lock for the task.

== Payment ==
The bounties are paid to a legal entity that can create an '''invoice'''. It can be done by an independent worker too.

Money is paid by the VideoLAN non-profit organization in '''Euros'''.

Money is paid on code '''merge''' in the relevant project.

== Join our effort ==
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= List of bounties =
== VLC bugs ==

=== Screencast ===
==== Audio Loopback for Mac ====
{{Price|300}}
To record the desktop sounds.

* It also requires to ''check that all input are using mdate()-based PTS''

==== Audio Loopback for Windows ====
{{Price|300}}
To record the desktop sounds.

* It also requires to ''check that all input are using mdate()-based PTS''

==== UI for better screencasting ====
{{Price|200}}
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/4535 #4535] and [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/5988 #5988].

=== HTTP/AVI seeking ===
{{Price|500}}
VLC behaves poorly with AVI over http connections. 
MPlayer does it way better.

See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2151 #2151]

'''NB''': A separate bounty of a similar amount can be made for MP4 over HTTP: [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/7186 #7186]


=== RTSP/UDP issue ===
{{Price|2000}}
Fix the RTSP output so that the UDP transfers work across client NATs (android clients). This will require interleaving support.

== VLC Features ==
=== libVLC API for filters ===
{{Price|1000}}
This task consist on doing a '''correct''' set of libVLC API for audio filters and video filters.

This should include equalizer configuration.

This would be useful for phonon, tomahawk and other libVLC application.

=== libVLC API for sout and smem ===
{{Price|2000}}
Create a libVLC API to be able to use smem. This will include a libVLC API for sout.

=== libVLC API for imem ===
{{Price|200}}
Create a libVLC API for imem to map to a libvlc_media_t object, in order to use it like the rest of libVLC.

=== Local resampling ===
{{Price|1500}}
Stop resampling the audio when playing local files.

=== RTP packetization ===
{{Price|Each item: 200}}
Do the packetization of ONE of those items:
* Opus
* VP8
* WMA
* WMV
* VC-1
* JPEG
* GSM
* Raw video for I420 and RGB24

See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1289 #1289], [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1323 #1323],  and [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6505 #6505].

=== libVLCcore SD API and Upnp ===
{{Price|800}}
The Upnp SD is very slow because it needs to fetch recusively all nodes. This needs to change.

This task will likely need a change of API for the Service Discoveries.

See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/4437 #4437].

=== DVB scanning ===
{{Price|1000}}
In order to compete with TV software, we need some DVB scanning, working on one platform using the DTV module.

See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/7248 #7248].

See http://nate.dynalias.net/dev/scanchannelsbda.rails and http://nate.deepcreek.org.au/svn/ScanChannelsBDA/trunk/

==== DVB Scanning² ====
{{Price|300}}
Extending the DVB scan to another platform than the main one.

=== HDMI pass-through ===
{{Price|2000}}
Notably for other codecs than the ones we have over S/PDIF.

We need:
* DTS, AC/3 over HDMI?
* DTS extensions over HDMI, notably DTS HD MA
* E-AC3
* MPGA
* Dolby TrueHD

The price is for all of those?

See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/4940 #4940] and other.

=== Preferences for LUA extensions ===
{{Price|2500}}
Be able to add preferences for LUA extensions.

=== Downloader for LUA extensions from addons.v.o ===
{{Price|1000}}
See libattica.

=== Auto-Rotation of the screen ===
{{Price|2000}}
As many MP4 videos and JPEG files we need to rotate those when we detect it.

So far, the demuxer has the info, but that is it.

We should ask the vout if it can transform (OpenGL) else load the right transform filter.

See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2882 #2882].

=== ARM optimizations ===
ARM optimisation for core and important filters. This is TBD.

Ideas:
* Audio conversions
* Chroma conversions
* Transform filter

=== Add RTP with FEC ===
{{Price|2000}}
Input and output modules (SMPTE 2022).

=== Smooth Streaming output ===
{{Price|1000}}
Write a VLC Smooth Streaming output module

== Libavcodec bugs ==
=== VC-1 interlaced ===
{{Price|1000}}
Fix VC-1 interlaced and adding missing B-frames support in libavcodec.
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/5887 #5887].


== Libavcodec features ==

=== G2M ===
{{Price|1000}}
Add a G2M2/G2M3/G2M4 Decoder in libavcodec.
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2327 #2327].

=== VoxWare ===
{{Price|500}}
Add a VoxWare MetaSound Decoder in libavcodec.

=== DTS-HD Master Audio ===
{{Price|3000}}
Add a [[DTS|DTS-HD Master Audio Decoder]].

This can be either in libavcodec or in libdca, but it must work in VLC in the end, including 8 channels. This is probably the XLL extension to code.

=== AAC ===
{{Price|?}}
Add a native AAC encoder matching the quality of existing implementations by Apple (QuickTime) or Nero (libfaac). Adding support for more channels than just 2.0 is supposed to be covered by an additional bounty.

=== Fallback on multi-threaded decoding if hardware decoding fails ===
{{Price|1000}}
At present, libavcodec will fall back on single-threaded decoding if hardware decoding is enabled and fails during its initialization due to unsupported pixel formats, profiles, etc.. Add support to fallback on multi-threaded decoding if supported by the respective codec.

== BD+ ==
{{Price|2000}}
Work on libbdplus to play BD+ BD in libbluray.

= Past bounties =

=== AC-3 Volume ===
{{Price|1000}}

Fix correctly the AC-3 volume issue. See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/3994 #3994].

The issue can come from a mis-integration with liba52, or could come from some channels being wrongly discarded.

This '''must''' work on Windows.

=== Bug -mt on Mpeg-4 video ===
{{Price|500}}
Fix the Mpeg-4 resolution change for -mt in libavcodec.
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6579 #6579] and [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6533 #6533].

=== Bug -mt on H.264 video ===
{{Price|500}}
Fix the H.264 resolution change for -mt in libavcodec.
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/7306 #7306].

=== Support OGG length calculation ===
{{Price|???}}
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6983 #6983].

=== MSS2 ===
{{Price|1000}}
Add a MSS2 Decoder in libavcodec.
See [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/750 #750].

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