Xine-lib implements all media handling, codecs, input/output, OSD and also the ivtv livepause (buffering) functionality. Xine-ui depends on xine-lib and adds just a gui and command line interface. Freevo uses the xine application (=xine-lib + xine-ui) through that command line interface. So yes, we currently do need xine-ui to use the features of xine-lib.
As Andreas points out, it would be perfectly feasible to implement our own interface to xine-lib, or to use a python binding to control xine-lib directly. Xine-lib is a well maintained piece of software (unlike xine-ui, apparently). Freevo could head that way if there is an enthousiast developer with some spare time. Richard. ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- From: Evan Hisey <ehi...@gmail.com> To: freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: 20-Sep-2009 01:28 Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] video.xine.py issues > 2009/9/19 Bernard Mentink <bment...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Andreas Dick <and...@gmx.ch> wrote: > >> > >> as I understand, xine is seperated in a backend xine-lib (actual is > >> 1.1.16.2, > >> latest is 1.1.16.3 from March 2009) and a lot of frontends like xine-ui > >> (stable is 0.99.5), > >> but xine-ui is only one of them, others are gxine, kaffeine, xine-plugin > >> (for > >> mozilla),... (and even freevo?) > >> bindings as pyxine, Video::Xine (perl) or libxine-java use directly the > >> xine-lib and not xine-ui! > >> > >> so, I think the important stuff is in the xine-lib... or is freevo > >> depending > >> on xine-ui? > >> > >> Andreas > >> > >> > > > > Freevo Wiki states that you must use version 0.99.22 of xine to use all of > > the features, that version refers to xine-ui version. Can a developer > > comment on this to eliminate all the confusion. > > Thanks, > > Bernie > Correct, Freevo uses features in xine-ui and is not itself a frontend > to xine. You will need the xine-lib, of course also. > > Evan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
