On Wed, 18 May 2016 12:16:27 +0200, Nicky D. wrote: > Point 1, bundling a lot of additional libraries probably also holds true > for libvlc. > One way or the other all those needed plugins need to end on the users PC, > no matter if it is gstreamer or vlc.
True... I admit I didn't have a look at the vlc bundle for Windows. Under Linux, either won't be much of an issue, since all the necessary plugins/ CODECs packages will most likely already have been installed by default during OS installation. > ffmpegsumo might be another alternative, but this again needs building > Chromium. I was under the impression that ffmpegsumo got removed from recent CEF releases... Also, ffmpeg is, in my opinion and experience, an horrible pile of crapastic spaghetti... One version will more or less work with some media, and the next will crash lamentably... For example, ffmpeg v1.2 is much reliabler than (any, to date) v2 for *.ts (DVB-T streams) videos conversions... > I have a feeling at least for Linux gstreamer will be the easier one > to bundle (just rely on the installed gstreamer 1.0 installation on > the users machine). Well, the current plugin relies on gstreamer v0.10 and, in some Linux distros, v1.0 (when at all available) doesn't play well when installed along 0.10 (mainly because of a bad packaging from the distro maker)... That's in fact an argument against gstreamer, since most distros are (or have been) transitionning to gstreamer v1.0 and transition periods always lead to problems for the final user... > It is supposed to be "Just add proprietary_codecs:1 to cef.gypi' > That said there's probably the devil in the details, according to: > http://www.magpcss.org/ceforum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10741 some > had problems, but there's also a newer thread at > http://magpcss.org/ceforum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13515 > claiming success. I'll have a look, time permitting; I'm also in the process of migrating my main system to a newer Linux distro and given the high level of customizations I use (which involves recompiling many packages with patches or different compile options), it will take time... > I'd be interested in the resulting binary, maybe the ffmpeg parts > could really be reused for a media plugin without the need for either > vlc or gstreamer. > If you can share a Linux (x64 preferred) version, that would be most > welcome. I always make the Cool VL Viewer specific packages I use available on my website ( http://sldev.free.fr/libraries/ ) and you can bet that if I get CEF to compile with all plugins enabled, the resulting pre-built libraries will indeed be used by my viewer ! ;-) Henri. _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
