On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 12:18:26AM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:

> Fixes: Assertion failure

it was this 
av_assert1((get_bits_count(gb) % 8) == 0);
that failed IIRC

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Rewriting code that is poorly written but fully understood is good.
Rewriting code that one doesnt understand is a sign that one is less smart
than the original author, trying to rewrite it will not make it better.