mux: mp4: disable faststart by default

Potentially moving GB of data isn't a good idea on slow flash devices.
7 years ago · 386d6b09c5
2 changed files with 4 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/3
+++ b/3
@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Stream output:
   Candidate for deprecation of decklink vout/aout modules.
 * Support for DLNA/UPNP renderers

+Muxers:
+ * MP4 files are no longer faststart by default
+
 Service discovery:
 * Support Renderer discovery with avahi

--- a/modules/mux/mp4/mp4.c
+++ b/modules/mux/mp4/mp4.c
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
    set_subcategory(SUBCAT_SOUT_MUX)
    set_shortname("MP4")

-    add_bool(SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "faststart", true,
+    add_bool(SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "faststart", false,
              FASTSTART_TEXT, FASTSTART_LONGTEXT,
              true)
    set_capability("sout mux", 5)