Posted by cwdjrxyz on 07/13/06 21:33

pjsenthil@gmail.com wrote:
> Actually my application has to split the video into frame.that
> particular option is available only in Mplayer.
> So for that particular reason.I want to embedd Mplayer specifically.

After looking at some of your posts to other groups, it seems that you
want some captures of video frames to make thumbnails. I just did this.
I played a DVD file with the Cyberlink player and paused it at the
frame I wished to capture. You could use any other player that will
play the type of video file you have and that allows you to pause and
navigate back and forward. I then used the free Gadwin screen capture
program to capture the paused frame from the screen by pressing the
print screen button. I then went to Paintshop Pro and pasted the
captured frame in there. You can change size, crop, etc and then output
in any of several formats such as jpg, gif.

I am in the US and know that Linux browsers are more used in some other
countries than here. Linux based servers are much more common, and in
fact I use one. However, if you are going to do much media work, it is
very important that you have either a recent Windows or Mac OS. The
reason is that many of the most used audio and video processing
programs only come in versions suitable for these systems. For example
my DVD-Audio burning program from Minnetonka only is available for
Windows or Mac. Companies that write such programs often are small and
cater to a small special group of media developers. It is just not
worth their time to develop Linux versions in many cases. The main
reason they often have a version that works with Mac, despite the small
number of Mac systems in use, is that many Hollywood media pros will
have nothing but a Mac for their work.

I looked at the documentation for the Mplayer. It often requires much
work to set up and configure. That may be OK for people who post at
groups such as this. However, the reality in the US today is that many
consider a computer as just another hosehold appliance and that it
should be ready to work when it is unpacked. Most of the computer
makers deliver the computer with the WMP, Real and QT players installed
as well as flash. The player makers want their players on computers
because many of them sell video and audio. They thus are happy to let
the computer makers install their players for free. A few of the very
low end computers sold here have a Linux related or other non-Windows
OS installed to save money. However one then often must buy many
special programs for players etc from the maker of the computer, so
after you do this, many will pay as much as if they bought a main
stream computer in the first place.

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