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Subject: Re: CRC checks in codecs

Re: CRC checks in codecs

From: pondlife <pondlife_at_ntlworld.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:35:48 +0100

>> We ought to be able to pass random data into any codec without fear of a
>> crash - maybe try renaming some other files to .mp3 and playing them?

> To be honest,I think that is silly, if the point of removing this
> check is to speed the codec up, wouldnt it be negated by any error
> checking which would need to be added to make sure it doesnt blow up
> if the AAC codec gets a MP3 instead?

I'd hope in most places it shouldn't need explicit error checking, just
correctly-written code. ;-)

pondlife
Received on 2010-06-30

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