[Desktop12.04-Topic] Video playback?

[Jeremy Bicha]

On 4 October 2011 14:49, Sebastien Bacher <seb128 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> We probably don't want to switch video players in a lts cycle but not
> sure if we should go with the new version (we staying on 3.0 which still
> uses xv for Oneiric). Clutter-gst might introduce issues (vblank was
> mentioning as a potential issue with compiz during this cycle when we
> discussed it), not sure how much it got tested on i.e armel or how much
> it could be an issue on some video drivers...
>
> Should we go for the new version and deal with issues or stay safe with
> the old version using xv, or look for a different video player to use?

Banshee plays videos too. Banshee git just got DVD support so maybe we
can use one app for music & videos. Because it's new, DVDs probably
don't work as well in Banshee yet but maybe it'll be fine once it gets
more testing and use.

Jeremy