Re: [wxperl-users] Video?

[Mattia B. <mat...@li...>]

On 26 Jun 2005 22:26:42 +0900 Matt Rosin <ma...@te...> wrote:

  Hello,

> Recently someone asked a question on perlmonks.org about a way to show
> subtitles over video, and people talked about using osd.  It revived a
> question I had in my head about whether you can display video in wxperl,
> in a cross-platform way and without lots of fuss.

http://www.wxwidgets.org/manuals/2.6.0/wx_wxmediactrl.html

  I never used it, and it is not wrapped. If anybody has
an immediate use for it, I can wrap it (not for 0.23).

> It seems VideoLAN (videolan.org) uses wxwidgets, though with tons of
> additional libraries, at least one of which I suppose would have to be
> wrapped.

  No idea. The question is if VideoLAN provides a library for
third party use or if is just a monolithic player application.

> Also the wxwidgets contributions of wxLIVID and wxVidCap seem
> relevant.  I couldn't find anything in the manual about it.  I don't
> suppose OpenGL or Wx::ActiveX would provide this facility?

  OpenGL would not. Wx::ActiveX would using (for example) the ActiveX
provided by MediaPlayer.

> VideoBOX
> (videobox.sourceforge.net) uses wxwdigets and Wx::ActiveX but I can't
> tell (well too lazy) if that is just for the simulated led display or
> for video.

  I think the former (looks like a remote control for a physical device).

> Basically I'm curious about whether there is an obvious way to show
> network video streams in an app without tons of work, and if text
> overlay is possible.

  wxMediaCtrl does not support network streams (only files).
Text overlay is not possible.

> I know this is a big topic.. it's a more long range question of mine.

  I know mine is not the aswer to your question, but just in case...

Regards
Mattia