[09 Jun 2010] New functions for Hollywood

[matthias]

Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:34:25 -0000

Hi,

1. is it possible to save samples created with Hollywood.

2. Is there a mpegvideo support planned because i like to add lot of videos to my presentations and animfiles are to big (no, i dont like to use an external player).

3. is the avirecord function from a Hollywoodscript with soundsupport?

more to follow... Matthias

[airsoftsoftwair]

Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:57:39 +0200

Hi, 1. is it possible to save samples created with Hollywood.

Not yet, but planned.

2. Is there a mpegvideo support planned because i like to add lot of videos to my presentations and animfiles are to big (no, i dont like to use an external player).

That's not planned. Video support is a pretty complicated issue. I can't implement support for MPEG video because the MPEG decoder is covered by software patents and thus I'd have to pay royalty fees. There is also no good free alternative available. There is the Ogg Theora video codec but it's also not 100% clear whether or not this codec violates any existing software patents. Most people say no, but Ogg Theora was dropped from HTML5 video guidelines because people are suspecting "submarine patents" in it (they are called submarine patents because no one knows them until they suddenly pop up and then one might have a problem). That is why video support is a complicated issue... there's just no free good codec that I could use without running into the risk of a lawsuit because of patent violations.

3. is the avirecord function from a Hollywoodscript with soundsupport?

Yes, when using -videoout all sound is recorded into the AVI video stream.

[matthias]

Note: This is an archived post that was originally sent to the Hollywood mailing list on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:05:51 -0000

So, i have to use a external player. Is there a possibility to bind an external (freeware)player int the datacontainer when i compile the app. i wont bother people to install first a player, and when i add the player, it's my risk not more yours. Possible???