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List:       kde-multimedia
Subject:    Re: Bug#29414: more filetypes should be supported by media player
From:       Martin Vogt <mvogt () rhrk ! uni-kl ! de>
Date:       2001-07-21 10:38:56
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On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 08:49:18PM -0000, a.smit@home.nl wrote:
> 
> I think it should be much easier for people who are new to KDE, there is one good \
> media player wich support many filetypes. I have noticed, that the media player now \
> only supports a few filetypes. Currently MIDI is not supported, but this is one of \
> the world's popular filetypes for websites and other. If you implement more \
> filetypes, it should be more user friendly than switching around through all \
> applications. Another handy filetype/system is audio-cd's. Many people expect from \
> a media player they can also play audio-cd's. I have not called all filetypes by \
> name, but there are certainly more wich are not supported and simply have to be \
> supported. 
> 

You are right, that there is no decoder for MIDI.
But there are decoders for the following formats:

-wav
-au
-mpeg audio layer I,II, II.5 ,III
-mpeg 1 video
-mpeg 2 video (vob,dvd)
-ac3
-ogg/vorbis
-Video CD (+SVCD)
-audio CD (cdda)
-divx (over wine loader)

Some of them already work fine, others need support. (eg: vob,ac3)
Others are not supported by noatun (VCD,SVCD,cdda) or http streaming.
So if you like to have more codecs:

- write an PlayObject of you own  (MJPEG,LPCM, or MIDI)
- make an already working PlayObject better.
- add support to noatun for the unsupported, but present, PlayObjects.

> I hope you realize i'm right and do something about it.

Or you can complain that someone else does this job, which
is not very helpful.

regards,

Martin




        

 
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