> > Speaking of community involvement in multimedia on Solaris, is > > anyone interested in or knowledgeable about importing and perhaps > > editing video from digital camcorders via firewire? Code for it > > exists in the kernel, but it's broken on x86. And I developed some > > shim code to make some Linux applications able to use the Solaris > > interface. If there's interest, we can try moving that forward > > faster. > > After having a closer look through the various Linux firewire libraries, > I am coming to the conclusion that it would be easier to write a driver > compatible with the Linux raw1394 driver rather than hacking the various > libraries, apps and fixing the Solaris av1394 driver. Any thoughts?
After working on 1394 for a couple of years, I've come to conclusion that if *someone* does *something* about it, good things will come out. Complexity doesn't matter. DMA+IXL combo is pretty gnarly, so are the Linux interfaces - you're going to sweat your butt either way. -Artem
