[vlc] Re: directfb plugin and vlc

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Jerry,

Can you please send us a patch against current vlc-trunk (version 
0.8.5-test2)? We are currently in a release cycle and would like as many 
bugs fixed before the final release.

We appreciate you help!

Gtz,
Jean-Paul Saman.

Iuri Gomes Diniz (by way of Iuri Gomes Diniz <adm.iuri at digi.com.br>) wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:32:29 -0500
> Jerry Bell <jdbell at oxfordmetamedia.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm using your DirectFB output plugin for VLC.
>>
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
>>First off thank you for writing this software.  I'm very interested
>>in DirectFB in general and I'm glad there is VLC support for it.
>>
>>Currently I'm able to switch between two versions: one based on your 
>>patch to svn # 13370 available from 
>>http://clx.digi.com.br/wiki/bin/view/Personal/VlcDirectFB; and one 
>>included with the latest VLC svn release- actually an SVN snapshot
>>from 3-31-06.
>>
>>But from looking at the code it appears that your svn patch to 13370
>>is more advanced than the built in directfb plugin included in the
>>latest svn.  Also, the version from the 3-31-06 VLC SVN snapshot will
>>not play my test file (the video tries to display, but it is severely
>>distorted) 
>>- however your version from the patch against svn #13370 plays it
>>fine.
>>
> 
> 
> I remember this bug, I fix it (and others) in my patch against 13370
> 
> 
>>What do you consider to be the latest version of the vlc directfb 
>>support?
>>
> 
> None of them, the patch against 13370 is more advanced, but it has some
> hacks for one project that I'm a member, these hacks allows that
> vlchelper works properly. I want to release a version without these
> hacks, but I had no time for this. 
> 
> I really appreciated your email, Is someone really using my plugin?
> I'm so happy now. I'll try to get some time for release a more advanced
> plugin. 
> 
> See you.
> PS: SDL plugin of vlc may use directfb.
> http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/SDL_5fenvvars
> 
> in bash:
> export  SDL_VIDEODRIVER=directfb
> 
> 
> 
>>Also, do you happen to have a simple example of a program which 
>>controls a VLC session using your vlchelper code?
>>
> 
> 
> I'll remove it, Do you really want an example?
> 
> 
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jerry Bell
>>jdbell at oxfordmetamedia.com
> 
> 
> 

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