VideoPlayback

Status

• Created: Date(2005-04-23T10:35:15Z) by MattZimmermanBR

• Priority: HighPriorityBR

• People: NeedsLead, NeedsSecondBR

• Contributors: MattZimmermanBR

• Interested: BR

• Status: BrainDump, BreezyGoal, UduBof, DistroSpecificationBR

• Branch: BR

• Malone Bug: BR

• Packages: BR

• Depends: BR

• UduSessions: 1, 4, 8, etc BR

Introduction

Video playback in Ubuntu is currently somewhat clunky. We should provide the best available video playback experience by default.

This topic is NOT related to support for particular codecs, but to the general infrastructure needed to support all kinds of video playback.

Rationale

Scope and Use Cases

• Good A/V sync is essential

Implementation Plan

Data Preservation and Migration

Packages Affected

User Interface Requirements

Outstanding Issues

UDU BOF Agenda

• gstreamer vs. xine vs. ???

UDU Pre-Work