On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Ravi Karmarkar
<karmarkar.r...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My requirement is to be able to play downloaded YouTube videos(in flv
> format) in the GTK based swfdec player.
>
This is not possible. Swfdec can only load SWF files.

> How does 0.8.4 version achieve youtube playback when it can't load FLV files
> directly?
>
Swfdec implements the NetStream and Video elements of SWF files, which
allow FLV playback inside an SWF file.

> My understanding is that swfdec parses the flv file and uses GStreamer to
> decode the audio/video but how to make the standalone swfdec player decode
> the flv file in the first place?
>
You can simply create an SWF file (or use an existing one like
Flowplayer) that loads the FLV file you want to play back.


Cheers,
Benjamin
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