From kde-pim Wed Apr 28 15:16:13 2010 From: Frank Osterfeld Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:16:13 +0000 To: kde-pim Subject: Re: [Kde-pim] New application: Videocatcher Message-Id: <201004281716.13637.frank.osterfeld () gmx ! de> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-pim&m=127246790718418 I can't find the original message, so I reply here: On Sunday 25 April 2010 16:48:25 Markus wrote: > Am Sonntag 25 April 2010 15:40:19 schrieb Jonas Müller: > > Hi all > > I have recently committed a new application to playground/pim. It's > > called Videocatcher and is an Internet TV application (like a podcast > > client but for videos). It is still far from done but should be in a > > usable state. > > > > Currently Videocatcher makes it possible to subscribe to video RSS/ATOM > > feeds and easily download and watch the videos. It works as a podcast > > client as well, but I am only really focusing on video since Amarok has > > podcast functionality. If anyone would like to see a standalone podcast > > client feel free to tell me. I use Miro for podcasts, and I think the handling of both video and audio-only content in a single application works well. Personally I'd dislike to have them separated. Why should one have to use separate applications just because let's say a lecture podcast has video nor not? I want to track and watch/listen to them in a single application. > > The idea is to create a videocast client which is lightweight and > > integrated into KDE. Lightweight in the sense of responsive and using few > > resources, but also that it does not try to do things that other programs > > can do better. For example by using external media players. > > > > I am wondering if there is anyone here who might be interested a > > videocast client for KDE or have any ideas about the direction it should > > be going. Is it a waste of time? Should it be a podcast client as well? I think it makes sense to have a separate application for tracking and playing audio/video podcasts, separate from RSS reader and amarok/. > > Should it be called VideoKatcher? No! Frank _______________________________________________ KDE PIM mailing list kde-pim@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-pim KDE PIM home page at http://pim.kde.org/