> > > If not is there a specific reason not > > > to offer this functionality independently of a player? > > > > There were plans, there were also issues as we don't have a Java based mp4 > > parser so we're relying on the underlying platforms (e.g. QTKit, > > AVFoundation, etc..) to provide that data, which basically means we're > > creating a player at the native level anyways. If you're using the horribly > > outdated FXM format you get the benefit of a Java > > > > Deferring to native code absolutely makes sense but I didn't think that you > > needed to create a player to obtain duration, width and height in > > AVFoundation either. > > No, but for the lack of a separate interface for metadata retrieval. In > hindsight there were a number of things that should have been done > differently :/ > > > Alright, understood. No offense intended btw.. Thanks for taking the time to > explain!
None taken! :) Happy to help when I can. -DrD-
