Bug#1013301: ffmpeg: WebVTT subtitle parsing is broken
On 2022-06-21 10:46:25 +0300, Teemu Ikonen wrote:
> Package: ffmpeg
> Version: 7:5.0.1-1+b2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream patch
>
> The WebVTT decoder in ffmpeg breaks when there are common chunks like
> STYLE and REGION in the file. An upstream bug is here:
> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8684
>
> The ffmpeg patchwork server contains several patches fixing this problem
> (see https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/list/?q=webvttdec for a
> list). These range from outright ignoring the chunks
> https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/20210112164937.7219-1-roderich.schupp@gmail.com/
> to actually parsing and using them
> https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/CA+_k4RJ1CNriPbhxxzLf1O6V1VuP2OXch3E8LqOsMNSRUyEnTw@mail.gmail.com/
>
> Could you include one of these in the Debian build, since upstream does
> not seem to be interested in this?
Please consider pushing this upstream. I prefer to apply patches only
once they were merged upstream.
Cheers
--
Sebastian Ramacher
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