Version: (using KDE 4.2.2) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Hi, The nice plasmoid here : http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=95501 Is not working with xine backend. It use the incoming Plasma::VideoWidget which just embed a Phonon::VideoWidget inside a QGraphicProxyItem so that one can render a video inside a QGraphicScene. It works rather nicely with gstreamer but doesn't with xine, only the sound works, no video... Dragon player works fine with xine, no pb. On irc, someone said it is not possible to have a xvideo working in a QGraphicScene. How come it works with gstreamer ? Don't let gstreamer win the battle :D Some people told us to have a look at VideoDataOutput from Phonon experimental, but render a video with this must be very slow, no ? Anyone has a solution ? Simon
I can confirm, but the gstreamer backend doesn't work for me either - no matter whether desktop effects are en- or disabled. The same problem appears with the media player widget in KDE 4.3 OpenSuse 11.1, Kernel 2.6.27.21-0.1-default i686 resp. _64 KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.3 Beta1)) "release 3.4" resp. 4.2.2 "release 114" 1.5.8 NVIDIA 96.43.10 graphics driver resp. ATI (catalyst 9.3)
Update: In the new version 1.0 there is an option to show the video within the pop-up dialog, and there the video shows up. If you disable the option, there still is no video visible on the desktop.
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Simon or Cyril, could you please test with the phonon-vlc backend and a newer KDE?
Can't test with vlc backend, as compiling all the stuff from git exceeds my mediocre skills, but I just tested with KDE 4.2.2, Phonon 4.3.80 and Xine backend (Xine 1.1.18.1) and guess what: It works! I'll have to make one-two test in order to check whether there are conditions.
OK, it is NOT fixed with Xine. It simply seems, that Plasma doesn't catch up the change in the Phonon settings, so after changing from gstreamer to Xine backend the video player (also with new videos!) keeps on using gstreamer (and the other way around), but after new login it doesn't work, as Xine is used now. Should I file a bug report for that?
Cyril, how about testing with a newer KDE? AFAIK, OpenSuSE 11.2 has repositories for KDE SC 4.4.2 No need to file a new bug for now, we just need to know if this is also valid with a more recent version of Phonon, KDE 4.2.2 is pretty old now.
Sorry, that was a typo, my KDE SC version of course is 4.4.2 (inofficial Mandriva packages). I just tested it on my Suse machine (with 4.4.2), too, with the same negative result.
Thank you for the feedback.
Hi Myriam, I've just built vlc and phonon-vlc backend, but the video didn't show up. That still has to be implemented, as it is explained here : http://osdir.com/ml/kde-devel/2010-04/msg00035.html Apparently mplayer backend should be able to render a video within a QGraphicsView (or at least a developer was able to do it : http://code.google.com/p/phonon-vlc-mplayer/issues/detail?id=18 Other than that, the only last valid alternative is the gstreamer backend :/ Simon
Please use another backend, the xine backend is deprecated as the upstream development is stalled. You can choose between the gstreamer backend or the vlc backend, both are actively developed and maintained.