[Desktop12.04-Topic] Video playback?

[Robert Ancell]

On 05/10/11 10:07, Luke Yelavich wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 06:41:17AM EST, Jeremy Bicha wrote:
>> 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.
> I am of the opinion that we should allow users to play back video separate to their media library, should they choose to do so. This is possible on OS X with Quicktime Player and iTunes. I know if I want to look at a video thats not in my library or from a podcast, its much easier to find the video in Nautilus and open with totem.
>
> Luke
>
It would be a big saving in CD size and complexity to have one
audio/video playing application (like Banshee).  As long as it can run
in a simple mode (much like Shotwell does for browsing photos) is can
cover both the "managed" and "ad-hoc" use cases.  There's also some
convergence going on with photos/music/videos that we need to think
about for the future.