(Playing Devil's Advocate here) > And I think that the xvidenc and > ffenc_mpeg4 elements show that the presets are capable of providing a > useful abstraction. And if people do not find them useful they of course > don't need to use the preset files.
But is it that hard to make xvidenc and ffenc_mpeg4 just support the same properties for the things you're interested in in your profile ? Alternatively, why not implement something that the encoders support straight out of the box ? Why add a layer on top instead of into the elements ? > > In short: we should concentrate on really capable encoding profiles, > > instead. > > Agreed, and that is part of the effort here. And I hope to be able to > push them forward another step during GUADEC. I, like Mike, was confused about what they were for based on the name. I suggest not calling them encoder profile at all, because I suspect pretty much 90% of people will think it's 'the thing they'll need to use to encode for their psp/ps3/ipod/whatever'. Also, it sounds like what you're trying to do is something that applies to much more than encoders - I recall we talked in the past about having ways to store and restore presets of element settings as a bunch together, and that would make just as much sense for elements like sources or converters, IMO. Although I could understand if it's not something you'd want to tackle if your focus is on Transmageddon right now. But it'd be nice if others could take it to a more generic level. Thomas -- what good are promises if nobody honours them ? -- Elisa - future TV today ! http://elisa.fluendo.com/ _______________________________________________ gnome-multimedia mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-multimedia
