gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad?

[James Livingston]

On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 00:37 +0000, George Barnett wrote:
> Sebastian Dröge wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I've tried them some time ago (0.10.1 iirc) and all plugins for formats
> > I have here (aac, mpc, wavpack) were pretty broken for playback. When
> > they're at least partially working in the future I'll make a package for
> > them, don't worry :)
> 
> Do you think this will be before dapper goes release?  Is it wise to use 
> 0.10 when there is a loss of functionality in the upgrade?

It's a question of trade-offs.


Right now, 0.10 doesn't play some of the formats that 0.8 can (you can
add DVD playback to the list). However they are being worked on, and may
be ported before Dapper.

On the good side, there are several fundamental problems with 0.8 that
have been fixed. For the formats that are supported, you don't get the
horrible A/V sync issues. Seeking is *much* better. The gaps between
songs played with Rhythmbox or Totem is virtually gone.


If plugins for various formats aren't done by the time Dapper comes out,
it's possible to update later and have them work. If everything is
compiled against 0.8, then everyone is stuck with issues that have been
fixed in 0.10.


My 2c,

James "Doc" Livingston
-- 
One distinguishing characteristic of BOFHen is attention deficit
disorder. Put me in front of something boring and I can find a
near-infinite number of really creative ways to bugger off. -- ADB
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