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 _______________________________________________ Swfdec mailing list Swfdec@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/swfdec