Dick: > OK, I may be dumb, but I don't get it. SXCE is delivered with > gstreamer; Vermillion build even with a lot more neweer version. But a > simple playing of a DVD movie won't work due to lacking plugins.
The plugins required for DVD playback require license. For example, most DVD's are encoded in MPEG2 format. Sun doesn't have license to ship these codecs, so "simple playing of a DVD movie" can't be included in Solaris. At least not until Sun starts paying the associated licensing fees. > So I installed plugins-bad (from SFE = easy). No luck yet. The plugins required to play formats like MPEG2 are in gst-plugins-ugly. The gst-plugins-bad module contains plugins that have quality or performance issues, or which just aren't finished. > My question is how to deal with this lack of multimedia possibilities > on sxce? I know I could compile mplayer and its deps (SFE/CBE is great > for this). But since solaris/Gnome is focused on gstreamer I really > would like this thing to work. What's the best approach to this goal. There are legal issues to consider for most "multimedia possibilities" - especially ones that would require building gst-plugins-ugly. The best approach to this goal probably requires working with lawyers to make sure you are working within the limits of the laws in your country. Fluendo has some legally licensed plugins you can purchase to enable non-free media on Solaris. They plan to have solutions available soon for MPEG2, MPEG4 and DVD. Brian
