Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v3] avformat, ffmpeg: deprecate old rotation API

On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:28:26 +0100 wm4 wrote: > The old "API" that signaled rotation as a metadata value has been > replaced by DISPLAYMATRIX side data quite a while ago. > > There is no reason to make muxers/demuxers/API users support both. In > addition, the metadata

[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v3] avformat, ffmpeg: deprecate old rotation API

The old "API" that signaled rotation as a metadata value has been replaced by DISPLAYMATRIX side data quite a while ago. There is no reason to make muxers/demuxers/API users support both. In addition, the metadata API is dangerous, as user tags could "leak" into it, creating unintended features