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Enable platform decoder for aac and hevc

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#2,752 opened on Mar 11, 2024

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Description

Description

Remove the licensing problem caused by the possible inclusion of proprietary aac/hevc codec in ffmpeg decoders

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

I submit to your attention the possibility of enabling, for the time being only for windows and android, the activation of the proprietary codecs aac and hevc using the s.o. libraries, effectively removing the problem of the lack of licence required for the distribution of applications capable of decoding those streams. I would appreciate your assessment of this and if you are interested in adopting it in ungoogled chromium, it would be a pleasure for me.

The linux version is still at the hypothesis stage, it would be nice to help each other in the development.

Possible solutions

Patch:

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Research direction
Apply the provided patch to enable platform decoders for aac and hevc on Windows and Android. Ensure the build system incorporates the patches correctly and that the decoders work without licensing conflicts.
Tech stack
ccpp
Domain
desktopmobile
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitC/C++
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30