Christian Lippka wrote: > Christian Lippka wrote: >> Lars Nooden wrote: It's not a matter of re-inventing the wheel, >> it's a matter of not being suckered into using APIs that are not >> working as advertised. > They work as advertised, install an mp4 codec and it works. > >>> And it does not rely on a proprietary media player on windows. As >>> I said it uses direct show which is part of the the published >>> DirectX API. >> >> And *that* is proprietary. It is foolish to leave OpenGL which is >> the standard for games graphics. >> > wow, first "shame", now "foolish". No wonder developers try to avoid > users mailing lists :-)
Hey, wrong is wrong, even when done by a developer. :-) http://news.softpedia.com/news/What-Are-Software-Developers-But-Pawns-to-Microsoft-44204.shtml > Can you please explain how using OpenGL solves the issue of video > decoding? Last time I checked OpenGL had no support for videos. DirectX is aimed as a competitor to OpenGL, so it follows that claims to do about the same thing, except with that it would still be catching up in function and ahead in lockin to Windows. You've worked at Sun long enough to know that. http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/ISSPIT.2005.1577219 http://www.opengl.org/news/comments/mxwendler_real_time_video_mixer_uses_the_opengl_api_and_gpu_for_every_aspec/ >>> Do you think it is a shame that most games on windows use DirectX >>> and don't program all the available graphics hardware directly? >> >> If that assertion is true, then yes it is a shame that DirectX has >> gained traction. There is still, despite years of effort by MS, >> still OpenGL even on Windows. > OOo moved away from OpenGL because of the many many driver issues > that where reported by its users. Which in effect rewarded the maker of Windows for defective drivers in OpenGL and questionable whether it is a net gain. There are many, many problems inherent in the OpenGL copy, DirectX, not the least of which are the hurt brought to Sun by deviating from graphics standards. Regards /Lars --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
