[datatype-dev] CR needed: req. 417-59758 - Brizo420 - helix support for 'CreationTime" and "ModificationTime" content metadata

[datatype-dev] CR needed: req. 417-59758 - Brizo420 - helix support for 'CreationTime" and "ModificationTime" content metadata

Sheldon Fu sfu at real.com
Thu Mar 18 14:24:15 PST 2010


Looks good.

fxd

Yury.Ramanovich at nokia.com wrote:
> Good catch! Same time format simplifies TLC code. Here's new diff
>
>
>
> BR
> Yury
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ext Sheldon Fu [mailto:sfu at real.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:26 PM
>> To: Ramanovich Yury (Nokia-D/Dallas)
>> Cc: clientapps-dev at helixcommunity.org; datatype-dev at helixcommunity.org
>> Subject: Re: [datatype-dev] CR needed: req. 417-59758 - Brizo420 - helix
>> support for 'CreationTime" and "ModificationTime" content metadata
>>
>> Now that they are all in the same format, we should name them the same I
>> think to save the TLC from the trouble of getting them separately.
>>
>> Thanks for the effort. I know this is beyond what Nokia needs.
>>
>> fxd
>>
>> Yury.Ramanovich at nokia.com wrote:
>>     
>>> Sheldon, please see the new diff, where creation time and modification
>>>       
>> time metadata converted to seconds relative to POSIX time base
>> 01/01/1970 UTC before setting them in file header values map. This is
>> for mp4, wm, mkv file formats.
>>     
>>> BR
>>> Yury
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: ext Sheldon Fu [mailto:sfu at real.com]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:16 PM
>>>> To: Ramanovich Yury (Nokia-D/Dallas)
>>>> Cc: clientapps-dev at helixcommunity.org; datatype-
>>>>         
>> dev at helixcommunity.org
>>     
>>>> Subject: Re: [datatype-dev] CR needed: req. 417-59758 - Brizo420 -
>>>>         
>> helix
>>     
>>>> support for 'CreationTime" and "ModificationTime" content metadata
>>>>
>>>> The time base conversion logic certainly is not platform dependent.
>>>> Helix may not have a handy class/function for that yet but you can
>>>>         
>> add
>>     
>>>> it. For this to be useful for Helix community as a whole, these time
>>>> values really should come in with a standard format (doesn't matter
>>>> which format). These are one time calculation per clip. I don't'
>>>>         
>> think
>>     
>>>> they have any impact on file format's performance or logic.
>>>>
>>>> You can check you change into Nokia's 420brizo branch now, but for
>>>>         
>> Head,
>>     
>>>> it would be nice if the values are in a unified format.
>>>>
>>>> fxd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yury.Ramanovich at Nokia.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> I just wanted to minimize impact on all the formats and preserve the
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> original values as much as I can; plus I don't see any convenient
>>>>         
>> apis
>>     
>>>> in fileformats to deal with timebase conversions  apart from some ad-
>>>>         
>> hoc
>>     
>>>> calculations and magic numbers.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> BR
>>>>> Yury
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: ext Sheldon Fu [mailto:sfu at real.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:31 AM
>>>>>> To: Ramanovich Yury (Nokia-D/Dallas)
>>>>>> Cc: clientapps-dev at helixcommunity.org; datatype-
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>> dev at helixcommunity.org
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [datatype-dev] CR needed: req. 417-59758 - Brizo420 -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>> helix
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>> support for 'CreationTime" and "ModificationTime" content metadata
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It might be better for re-usability if we let each file format
>>>>>>             
>> plugin
>>     
>>>>>> convert the time/date values into a standard format (e.g. POSIX
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>> 1/1/1970
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>> based) , rather than letting them set the values with the native
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>> format
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>> and let TLC converts them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> fxd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yury.Ramanovich at nokia.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> "Nokia submits this code under the terms of a commercial
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> contribution
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> agreement with RealNetworks, and I am authorized to contribute
>>>>>>>               
>> this
>>     
>>>>>>> code under said agreement."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Modified by:  _yury.ramanovich at nokia.com_
>>>>>>> <mailto:yury.ramanovich at nokia.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reviewed by:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: 03/18/2010
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Project: symbian_client_apps
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ErrorId: req. 417-59758
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Synopsis: added helix support for extraction of "CreationTime" and
>>>>>>> 'ModificationTime" content metadata for .3gp, .mp4, .mkv, .wmv
>>>>>>>               
>> file
>>     
>>>>>>> formats
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Overview: in order to allow user to see creation date/time and
>>>>>>> modification date/time of recorded video clips, helix needs to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> extract
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> corresponding metadata from content and make it available to UI.
>>>>>>>               
>> The
>>     
>>>>>>> support of content creation date/time and modification date/time
>>>>>>> metadata  by different file formats is not consistent. Some
>>>>>>>               
>> formats
>>     
>>>>>>> have both time values, some formats have only "CreationTime" and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> other
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> formats don't provide any such info at all.  Moreover, time base
>>>>>>> conversion is needed, since each format stores these time/date
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> values
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> in different time units and relative to different time bases and
>>>>>>>               
>> UI
>>     
>>>>>>> needs those values in seconds relative to POSIX time base
>>>>>>>               
>> 01/01/1970
>>     
>>>>>>> 0:0:0 UTC. If a particular file format doesn't provide
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> "CreationTime"
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> and/or "ModificationTime" values to UI or it is missing in the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> file's
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> metadata, then UI will substitute with values obtained via QT APIs
>>>>>>> from filesystem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Solution:
>>>>>>> Added support for retrieving "CreationTime" and "ModificationTime"
>>>>>>> metadata from  .3gp and .mp4  files; "CreationTime" only is
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> retrieved
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> for  WindowsMedia (.wm) and Matroska (.mkv) files. The
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> 'CreationTime"
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> and "ModificationTIme" values, if any, will be converted to
>>>>>>>               
>> seconds
>>     
>>>>>>> relatively to POSIX time base 01/01/1970 0:0:0 UTC and provided to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> UI.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> Note that not all tools that create Matroska (.mkv) files, write
>>>>>>>               
>> out
>>     
>>>>>>> this info in the Segment. RealMedia and AVI file formats do not
>>>>>>>               
>> seem
>>     
>>>>>>> to have any creation/modification time info.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Files Added:
>>>>>>> None.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Files Modified:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /clientapps/symbiancommon/hxsymmetadata.cpp
>>>>>>> /datatype/mkv/fileformat/mkv_file_format.cpp
>>>>>>> /datatype/mp4/fileformat/qtatmmgs.cpp
>>>>>>> /datatype/mp4/fileformat/qtffplin.cpp
>>>>>>> /datatype/mp4/fileformat/pub/qtatmmgs.h
>>>>>>> /datatype/mp4/fileformat/pub/qtatoms.h
>>>>>>> /datatype/wm/fileformat/asf_file_format_file.cpp
>>>>>>> /xiph/matroskalib/Matroska.cpp
>>>>>>> /xiph/matroskalib/Matroska.h
>>>>>>> /xiph/matroskalib/MatroskaExports.cpp
>>>>>>> /xiph/matroskalib/MatroskaExports.h
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Image Size and Heap Use impact: minor
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Module Release testing (STIF) :  Ongoing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Test case(s) Added  :  No.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Memory leak check performed : Yes. No new leaks introduced
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Platforms and Profiles Build Verified:
>>>>>>> helix-client-symbian-4
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Platforms and Profiles Functionality verified: armv5, winscw
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Branch: 420Brizo, HEAD
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>       
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