Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 15:05:23 -0500 From: Randall Hopper <aa8vb@ipass.net> To: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@giovannelli.it> Cc: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: suggestions on play video Message-ID: <19991031150522.A8200@ipass.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19991031003022.009d6600@194.184.65.4> References: <4.2.0.58.19991031003022.009d6600@194.184.65.4>
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Gianmarco Giovannelli:
|But there is a thing that I am not sure how to implement.
|He asked me to show some video trails too ... I can make them in any format
|I like, but I am not sure how I can play them back...
|Xanim can do the job for me ? Netscape can play any video format natively ?
|It's not a problem to launch an external program from the html itself, but
|it has to works...
|
|So I am looking for suggestions:
|1) Which kind of format have I to use (mpeg, avi etc ... ) ??
|2) Which program have I to use (xanim, netscape itself ...) ??
|3) Which kind of (sound) hardware works best with pcm0 drivers (and with
|the tool at point 1) ?
Here are some options:
MPEG - mpeg_play, mpeg2play, mtv (www.mpegtv.com)
AVI,QT - xanim
To play videos inside the Netscape window, you need to have a plug-in, or
the app needs to be compatible with xswallow (itself a plug-in). I have
Netscape configured to play imbedded MPEGs, Quicktimes, and AVIs using
xanim via xswallow.
Also note that not all videos will play using xanim (some of the Star Wars
trailers come to mind). It just depends on what codecs they used.
AFA a good soundcard for pcm0, Luigi can give the best answer. Basically
just look for one that supports 44KHz 16-bit stereo that's well supported
by the drivers. I'm using the old Voxware code, and any SB16 or
compatible card is a good pick there.
Randall
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