From kde-multimedia  Tue Oct 22 15:22:43 2002
From: Tim Jansen <tjansen () gmx ! net>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:22:43 +0000
To: kde-multimedia
Subject: Re: aRts documentation
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-multimedia&m=103530120501081

On Tuesday 22 October 2002 15:57, Peter.Q@gmx.net wrote:
> I am trying to play a little with video in KDE.=20

If you just want to play a video, use the arts video widget. It will be=20
included in KDE 3.1, and the GST bindings won't.


> while ago (January/April?). As for today, I find bindings for GStreamer
> (well documented) which seem to work for a rudimentary set of features, b=
ut
> seme to have no real user.=20

And thus a large percentage is untested. I wouldnt recommend you to use the=
m,=20
unless you are also willing to spend some time debugging them (and possibly=
=20
even GStreamer). GStreamer 0.4.0 had a number of problems, for example=20
seeking and pausing/restarting a stream did not always work. They may have=
=20
been fixed in 0.4.1, I didnt spend enough time with 0.4.1 to judge how stab=
le=20
it is. Beside stability issues, you would probably need to write a KIO inpu=
t=20
and/or output plugin for GStreamer (I started one, but didn't finish it).

In the next 6-12 months I intend to maintain the GST bindings and sync them=
=20
with new GStreamer releases, but I am not going to develop any apps before=
=20
KDE 3.2 is out and GStreamer reached 0.5.


> supported. Then, I see that there is an aRts sink for GStreamer. Does that
> work?=20

Yes, but it is only a output plugin (it lets GStremer use Arts as a sound=20
server).


> Is point 4. in above cited post still true, I mean "I havent seen any
> progress...two years..."?

I havent seen any video-related developments since I wrote that mail, excep=
t=20
the Xine plugin and the GST bindings.

bye...


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