Video/audio playback on Linux

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, Richard Gaskin wrote:

>>> What audio and video playback options are available on that
>>> platform for us Rev folk, and are there any gotchas I should know
>>> about?
>> 
>> You are stuck with xAnim as your video middleman.  See <http://
>> support.runrev.com/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=2290> for more info on
>> it.  I found the video quality to be somewhere back in the early 90's.
>> 
>> Once xAnim is properly setup, I did find it to be very reliable
>> though.  You will have to re-compress your video to support the older
> 
> Thanks Mark.
> 
> Bit of a drag, though:  no MPEG or MP3 support?  Those are the top two
> formats we need to support.

This doesn't help with MPEG but I remember a long time ago, the iGame3D guys
had developed an FMOD audio external, which is capable of playing back most
any audio file on many platforms.

http://www.fmod.org/

I don't know if they ever ported it to LINUX, and I recall there being
licensing costs for the external, but it could be an option.  Perhaps the
Rev guys should look at taking over or developing/licensing this technology.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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