A Hackfest To Improve Linux Video Playback

[val-gaav]

I would like to know what other orphaned kde techs are out there...

The only example that comes to my mind is ARTS. Khtml may be dropped orphaned with kde5 just as arts was with kde4, however khtml will still live on as webkit.

[Kano]

mplayer currently falls behind ffplay when you want to see m2ts subtitles. I hope mplayer will support those soon.

[benmoran]

I end up using VLC from time to time, but these days Gstreamer handles most things fine. It's certainly become a lot more capable in the last year, especially when it comes to MKV containers. While mplayer/xine/etc. can be argued to be technically better, who cares as long as it plays my files.

[krazy]

Even phonon itself is an open question. Qt software are no longer actively developing it so it seems like it is becoming another orphaned piece of kde tech.

What? It's actively backed by Nokia as part of Qt, they had a stable release less than a month ago and are planning a new one before the end of the year.

[RealNC]

Gstreamer itself blows chunks, so I see no problem if its phonon back-end does too

[kraftman]

The gstreamer backend blows chunks. Even phonon itself is an open question. Qt software are no longer actively developing it so it seems like it is becoming another orphaned piece of kde tech.

So, any real alternative to xine, right? :>

[_txf_]

Afaik Gstreamer can be used in KDE thanks to Phonon.

The gstreamer backend blows chunks. Even phonon itself is an open question. Qt software are no longer actively developing it so it seems like it is becoming another orphaned piece of kde tech.

[kraftman]

Afaik Gstreamer can be used in KDE thanks to Phonon.

[val-gaav]

Linux video playback engines used : mplayer, vlc ........ then long silence gstreamer xine etc.

Mplayer is the main player people use vlc is second ... Some GNOME using people may use gstreamer with totem but for example people running kde will most liekely not even have it installed ... so is it really A Hackfest To Improve Linux Video Playback or a A Hackfest To Improve GNOME/Gstreamer Video Playback ??
Oh and nothing wrong in improving it, just that things should be named correctly.

[crumja]

From my understanding, this effort will only apply to software that uses gstreamer for piping video playback. What about the rest of us who use xine, mplayer, or vlc? It's much better to just expose a video out interface like xv, xvmc, or vdpau the way Gallium is moving towards. That will be framework neutral.