I use it now just to watch certain videos (no sound yet) and utilize some GUI/command features not in MediaPlayer. If the sound driver doesnāt work for you anyway, then no big deal - right?
So far, no more crashes or major showstopping issues (besides the already known stuff). I can say it is pretty stable on my laptop and desktop (both 32-bit and 64-bit builds). We are starting to look into the Haiku audio output module for VLC and then the nostalgia begins. I like to use the subtitles feature tooā¦
Hopefully, this closes a bunch of very old VLC bugs currently reported.
Well, this was the status of VLC for years now. Video works in a separate SDL window, audio doesnāt work at all (though there is a WIP support for that by @CodeForEvolution).
And since in its current state VLC is essentially useless I disabled the recipe at haikuports a few years ago. We also canāt update VLC since there is no support for SDL video output anymore so a native video output module needs to be written.
I read your previous posts. Well, I actually fixed some of the audio output module yesterday and aligning the headers and code to the current Media Kit and /dev/audio/hmulti/hda. CodeEvolution gets credit for what he has done as well.
So, I know what you are defining as ānot working as it should on Haikuā because it doesnāt look like those two screenshots (video is not within player control frame on VLC 2.2.8 for Haiku nor working audio component).
Yet, that doesnāt matter for me as I needed to use it in a separate window for multi-monitor use and some DVD playback purposes. No audio was needed. Otherwise, I have MediaPlayer, SMPlayer, QMPlay2, mpv, etc. for those purposes (i.e. audio enabled). Otherwise: āmpv --no-audio --fs --sub-file=blah.txt blah.aviā
is similar in a basic sense. But, the current video output performance on VLC 2.2.8 is superior on my laptop
when I compared with mpv on hrev53259+3 x86.
Basically, GUI controls on one monitor and full frame video on the second monitor (this is using Haikuās multi-monitor feature in Screen preflet (not some hack).
I was walking though the VLC bug reports and mentioning if we can start making the improvements to
VLC 2.2.8 to retire the BeOS vlc 0.8.6/1.0.4 builds used for Haiku and fix those old VLC bug reports.
NOTE: Iām testing Haikuās VLC 2.2.8 build vs. VLC 3.0.7.1 on Win - so I see whatever video bugs still exist (and audio features).
I have the audio output module code still on my printer from yesterday. Just need some mochaā¦
NOTE: GUI controls appear/work in same window when using full-screen mode.
Ok. Two legacy VLC 0.8.6 bug reports are in Haikuports as well.
@extrowerk - Thanks for your help overall. Iām speaking on the VLC audio workflow: VLC -> Media Kit -> native/OSS drivers -> audio hardware. There is a OSS plugin. Pulkomandy and korli are the great Oracles here. I expect <=3 minutes of their IRC time solves the VLC audio input/output plugin ābugsā with Media Kit? Iād work with CodeforEvolution (and Diver) on any audio issues. You can jump over into the walled garden too if you want. I admire your multi-platform OS emulation expertiseā¦
Please stop relying on the same people doing 99% of the work. I have more than enough things to do already.
And Iām not āgreat oracleā or whatever, Iām just trying to fix the bugs I hit. I watch few videos on Haiku and if I did, Iād rather spend time on the nice, simple and already working MediaPlayer than on VLC.
CodeforEvolution is doing massive work on a VLC 4.x port. So, users can follow him. I manage to get the
audio code somewhat working/compiled so: inch by inch, row by row, ā¦ just needed a rake and a hoeā¦
@CodeforEvolution - I think we have liftoffā¦ I fixed it enough for now. A few minor things to debug
but no audio module missing error. The audio GUI shows visualizations and the volume control options nowā¦
Iāll update the ticket once I put my foot more into itā¦
After looking at VLC 0.8.6i for BeOS, I noticed it was basically doing a similar video output in its own window - as it does in VLC 2.2.8 on Haiku. Audio works fine. GUI works fine enough. DVD/Blu-Ray playback, and DVD/Blu-Ray GUIs work fine. Very easy point and click the DVD entry in the VLC GUI and it works great as a media player (just File->Open Disc->DVD, then use DVD/Blu-Ray GUIs or it autoplays). VLC 2.2.8 changed with a more advanced setup (like MediaPlayer) - but you can still play the DVDs. Good/bad here.Tested on hrev53280 x86_gcc2
NOTE: MediaPlayer still requires finding the right video file on the DVD/Blu-Ray disc. You can play the DVD/Blu-Ray, but this is moreso a hunt-and-peck method with VOB files than working like a standalone DVD/Blu-ray player and brought to the DVDās GUIā¦ MediaPlayer has issues with some DVD GUIs. Otherwise, it works fine on playback, but DVD/Blu-Ray GUIs are still an issue.
So, I now have a better feel for how things worked on VLC 0.8.6i on Haiku and isolated a few current issues.
