Learning center videos don't play

[Trevor DeVore]

On Oct 21, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Dan Shafer wrote:
>
>> Better yet, they should be coded so they're not looking for a   
>> required component in a hard-wired place. DUmb.
>
> The whole business with a specialized codec seems awfully  
> complicated. I know the codec they're using is cool and all, but  
> it's fairly recent and it's not like the world never delivered  
> video over HTTP before it came along.
>
> Has RR considered using a codec that's already included with QT, at  
> least as an option when the specialized one hasn't been installed  
> (or is installed incorrectly, or has any other such problem)?

Using the specialized component really isn't a big deal in this  
case.  It is trivial to install the component when you launch your  
software.  The problem that was encountered here is that the path to  
Windows Media Player was hard wired.


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Trevor DeVore
Blue Mango Multimedia
trevor at mangomultimedia.com