Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:17:55 -0500 From: Thomas Donnelly <tad1214@aol.com> To: Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Support AV Stream on FreeBSD Message-ID: <48DBC7C3.5070803@aol.com> In-Reply-To: <48DBC121.4050308@lissyara.su> References: <48DA9F0A.2060207@lissyara.su> <48DB9AFD.6020606@FreeBSD.org> <48DBC121.4050308@lissyara.su>
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Alex Keda wrote: > Bruce M. Simpson пишет: >> Alex Keda wrote: >>> the problem >>> currently the FreeBSD dosn't support common AVstream interface >>> (audio / video) >>> as simular vl4 for linux >>> >>> may be someone to write such interface driver? under FreeBSD license >>> >>> Also, it will be necessary to write patches for mplayer and vlc, >>> that these programs can use this interfaces. >> >> v4l support is not part of mainline FreeBSD, various drivers ship >> their own, please see ports/multimedia/pwcbsd, >> ports/devel/linux-kmod-compat, ports/multimedia/linux-gspca-kmod etc. >> >> Also see here for an app which runs on FreeBSD and uses v4l 1.x to do >> so: >> http://freehg.org/u/bms/spook-bms/ >> >> There are a number of criticisms and issues of v4l 2, however, the >> level of work involved is such that IMHO it is either going to take >> highly motivated individuals with lots of free time, or a compelling >> business case, for this support to appear in FreeBSD. > where to develops the FreeBSD? > is't desktop? > may be small parts of grants summer 200x year to leave for needs of > developers in such case > > the freebsd as desktop - a waiting many users > but it's develops only as network OS > ========== > 1.5 year ago, when Kirk McKusick came to Moscow, he has told - that > the purpose the next years - to catch up linux as with a desktop. > It so? Or not? > If yes - that developments in this direction is not visible... > I don't know, the ULE scheduler may not have been targeted for the desktop but it sure made multimedia performance outstanding on my machine. I would like to see it move even more in the desktop direction (nVidia drivers etc.) as its day to day performance is outstanding. I use FreeBSD as my workstation at home, work, on my laptops, etc. Not to say I don't have my complaints (typically related to hardware compatibility on the laptops) I still chose it over any other distribution. My biggest selling point day in and day out is the ports system, over and over again. Just my 2chome | help
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