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Diffstat (limited to 'image')
| -rw-r--r-- | image/codecs/codec.h | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | image/image_decoder.h | 2 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/image/codecs/codec.h b/image/codecs/codec.h index c84f3e3308..1b7a295e9d 100644 --- a/image/codecs/codec.h +++ b/image/codecs/codec.h @@ -33,8 +33,16 @@ class SeekableReadStream; namespace Image { /** - * An abstract representation of a video codec used for decoding - * video frames. + * An abstract representation of a image codec. + * + * Unlike ImageDecoder, the entire info for a frame may not be present + * within the stream. The codec may rely on the supporting container + * for parameters and can also rely on a previous (or future) frame. + * When decoding, the previous frame may not destroyed and could be + * maintained for use in the next one. + * + * An ImageDecoder can always be a Codec, but a Codec may not necessarily + * be able to be an ImageDecoder. * * Used in video: * - AVIDecoder diff --git a/image/image_decoder.h b/image/image_decoder.h index 08fa4d82b4..4d3512e0f6 100644 --- a/image/image_decoder.h +++ b/image/image_decoder.h @@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace Image { /** * A representation of an image decoder that maintains ownership of the surface * and palette it decodes to. + * + * This is designed for still frames only. */ class ImageDecoder { public: |