microsoft / microsoft/FFmpegInterop

Is there any reason why h.264 encoding isn't enabled by default in the configure script?

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Description

As is, h.264 decoding works by default, but encoding requires the x264 library. Considering h.264's performance in real-time communications, is there a plan to integrate this into the FFmpegInterop project and its configuration script?

If there's no known major issues, and it's just that the work hasn't been done yet, I'll take a stab at it.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the configure script and the FFmpegInterop integration points mentioned in the issue. Check how x264 availability affects H.264 encoding and determine whether enabling it by default introduces compatibility or other constraints; done means the configuration supports the intended default and encoding behavior is verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
audio-video-rtc, build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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