prom3theus
27th September 2003, 16:51
This is a general question from someone with programming knowledge but no media file structure knowledge.
I've read that there can't be a directx normalize plugin because it's a stream reader. I'm not sure I understand why that conclusion follows.
Can't we 1) assume the stream hasn't changed from read1->read2 and just scan once, then open/modify/write the second time? Or 2) what about a recursive descent? Can you do this with a stream reader and still be able to write on the recursive ascent?
Sorry if this is a trivial question for media programmers. I'm just curious.
I've read that there can't be a directx normalize plugin because it's a stream reader. I'm not sure I understand why that conclusion follows.
Can't we 1) assume the stream hasn't changed from read1->read2 and just scan once, then open/modify/write the second time? Or 2) what about a recursive descent? Can you do this with a stream reader and still be able to write on the recursive ascent?
Sorry if this is a trivial question for media programmers. I'm just curious.