[MPlayer-dev-eng] [SURVEY] change mencoder's default ofilename extension?

[The Wanderer]

Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 11:39:25PM -0300, Reynaldo H. Verdejo
> Pinochet wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 08:43:02PM -0300, Reynaldo H. Verdejo
>> Pinochet wrote:
>> 
>>> Default output filename of mencoder is always test.avi regardles
>>> of the muxer been used. Without trying to step on a 'extension
>>> are/arent meaningles' flame, think about windows user/progs that
>>> rely on filename extension to make 'open-with' asociations, icons
>>> disposal, etc. it may even be some apps that rely only on the
>>> extension for filetype identification.
>> 
>> Ok, hope everyone interested had time to react.
>> 
>> Option 5, propossed by Oded seems to be the winner* followed close
>> by '1' (force -o) attached is a slightly modified version of the
>> patch. Will commit tomorrow morning.
> 
> Wait.. this has a bad gotcha, mencoder -of mpeg with no explicit -o
> will fire the warning, mencoder will complain for something he did
> wrong, choosing test.avi.

This (the default output filename having the wrong extension for
anything but -of avi) is exactly the problem the thread was originally
about fixing!

As I've said, I believe that these are essentially two separate
problems, with their own separate solutions. Oded appears to disagree,
but I haven't heard anyone else weigh in on that question.

> solution: mix this with the force -o option. see patch below

> +#define MSGTR_MencoderWrongFormatAVI "\nWARNING: OUTPUT FILE FORMAT IS _AVI_. see -of help.\n"
> +#define MSGTR_MencoderWrongFormatMPG "\nWARNING: OUTPUT FILE FORMAT IS _MPEG_. see -of help.\n"
> +#define MSGTR_MissingOutputFilename "Output filename (-o) is now mandatory\n"

In any case, this phrasing is not very good in my opinion (and certainly
would become obsolete in the long run) - something like "No output file
specified" (with perhaps a mention of the -o option, I'm a little too
tired at the moment to come up with good phrasing from scratch) might be
better.

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