GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 170104
ac3 decoder missing
Last modified: 2005-10-03 11:41:33 UTC
Please describe the problem: The ac3 decoder is for some reason not included in the 0.8.4 tarball. find -name *ac3* ./gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/libavcodec/ac3enc.c ./gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/libavcodec/ac3tab.h ./gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/libavcodec/ac3.h I checked with MPlayer and it also has "ac3dec.c" Steps to reproduce: Actual results: Expected results: Does this happen every time? Other information:
I've had a look, and ac3dec is GPL, since it uses liba52 internally. We want a clean LGPL tarball that is ffmpeg-only, without external extra cruft; the whole point of using ffmpeg to AC-3 vanishes because of the above. Hence it's removal. Install the GStreamer liba52 plugin for AC-3 decoding support.