From: Andy W. <wi...@po...> - 2007-08-07 21:57:50
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Hi Fredrik, "Fredrik Persson" <fre...@gm...> writes: > As a gstreamer newbie I started writing a small python/gstreamer app > about a year ago. Fetching a snapshot out of a running videostream > took me months. I almost abandoned gstreamer altogether because of this. > This feat, currently, requires an unproportionally huge knowledge > of gstreamer inner workings to accomplish. > > I also see this question appear from time to time on the mailing list. > Therefore, in all humbleness, I suggest to the gstream core > developers to incorporate into gstreamer a snapshot element that hides > this mess from a regular programmer. I agree with you. File a bug requesting that this operation be made easier, either via a snapshot element or some other method, and we can track the problem there. Cheers, Andy. -- http://wingolog.org/ |