xt7-player

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kokoko3k · Post by **kokoko3k** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:49 am

I started to develop an opensource gui for mplayer in gambas some time ago, Xt7-Player
I tried to expose most of mplayer options keeping them usable.

Some relevant features:

Video controls and video area attached within a single window.
Support for local,network and 'exotic' protocols, as mplayer does.
(ftp,http,smb,tv,radio,pvr and so on)
Pan&Scan features via mouse buttons/gestures
Speed tweaks
Local and global hotkey managment, with freedom to bind actions to mouse and/or keyboard buttons.
High configurable subtitles language and aspect with support for plain and ssa styles.
Ability to choose audio and video codecs priority
Support for a wide range of audio and video drivers with their own sub-options with the ability to prioritize them via drag'n drop.
"Stackable" Audio and video filters managed via drag'n drop.
Every single audio and video filter has it's own options to configure, strictly following mplayer style.
Mplayer has toons of filters, if you need something which hasn't been implemented in Xt7, you can use the "custom" filter to write your own.
Support for multiple audio And subtitle streams.
Fullscreen interface with "popup" controls
Per window and application wide settings load/save.
Profiles managment
Media library syncronization with media tags and playlist support as long as configurable Inline search.

Screenshots:
http://xt7player.homelinux.org/xt7forum ... hp?f=7&t=2
Support forums:
http://xt7player.homelinux.org/xt7forum
Ebuild here:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/237497

If you like this project, please contact me, it need to be translated and it won't take much time.

Cheers!

i92guboj · Post by **i92guboj** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:11 pm

I have been playing with it, and it seems like a reasonable alternative to kaffeine, it seems also to be lighter in ram usage (even counting the mplayer process), however I seem to be having some problem with the fullscreen feature (or maybe I am not using it correctly).

I use xmonad as my wm (it's a tiling wm, if that matters). When I click the fullscreen button the window maximizes, but I can still see the menu and the toolbars at the top and the bottom. Is there a way to hide those completely while the movie is playing? Forgive me if this is something trivial but I can't seem to figure it out by myself.

I also wanted to volunteer for a spanish translation though I can't be sure when will I have the time to complete it.

kokoko3k · Post by **kokoko3k** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:30 pm

@i92guboj: yep, probably it's a wm issue, and i thank you for spotting out that thing.
There should be nothing to be done apart of click the fullscreen button, so it's not your fault.
I'll try to use that tiling manager to reproduce the bug and keep you informed.
By the way, translation through gambas is a speedy process, think about it

i92guboj · Post by **i92guboj** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:15 pm

kokoko3k wrote:@i92guboj: yep, probably it's a wm issue, and i thank you for spotting out that thing.
There should be nothing to be done apart of click the fullscreen button, so it's not your fault.

Thanks. I tested it on flux and it works without any problem. I am using nvidia twinview, though I don't think it matters (as said, it runs ok in flux).

When I click that button I can see the window blinking for -I estimate- less than one second (the window disappears, and I can see my whole wallpaper). Then it reappears maxed filling my screen, but I can see all the controls.

I'll try to use that tiling manager to reproduce the bug and keep you informed.

Xmonad is a pain to install if you don't use haskell for developing purposes, because it needs haskell and a bunch of other related stuff to run. Not to mention the pain of using a tiling wm if you have no previous experience with that :p So, if I can do anything to ease your bug hunting process, just let me know. For now, I have dumped the xprop output for the Xt7 window under xmonad, and you can get it here:

http://jesgue.homelinux.org/other-files/xt7-xmonad.txt

By the way, translation through gambas is a speedy process, think about it

Yep, I installed gambas and I looked around a bit. It's amazingly easy and intuitive to use. So, if you agree I will start the translation to spanish, and send it to you once it's complete. I really see some potential in Xt7, I particularly like the chains concept. I've never seen an easier way to manage filters and stuff like that, congratulations about that. I really like it. Do you know if it's possible to use ladspa stuff in there? I am looking for a way to dynamically adjust the volume (in a way that actually works), so the occasional bomb/motorbike/screaming kung fu fighter doesn't hurt my ears.

Mplayer has some sort of support for ladspa, though sincerely I never managed to get this stuff working correctly. A big part of that is that I am not the most knowledgeable person about the ladspa stuff.

Another question, not an important one but it would be nice to know anyway. Is there any plan for qt4 in the future or is that a gambas thing? Forgive for the noobish question, but I never used gambas before.

kokoko3k · Post by **kokoko3k** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:02 pm

Xmonad is a pain to install if you don't use haskell for developing purposes, because it needs haskell and a bunch of other related stuff to run. Not to mention the pain of using a tiling wm if you have no previous experience with that :p So, if I can do anything to ease your bug hunting process, just let me know. For now, I have dumped the xprop output for the Xt7 window under xmonad, and you can get it here:

http://jesgue.homelinux.org/other-files/xt7-xmonad.txt

Well, maybe i will be luckier in installing Xmonad with arch linux, or in reproducing the same bug with another tiling wm like awesome, i've to investigate.

If you agree I will start the translation to spanish, and send it to you once it's complete.

Of course, apart from people downloading it, i've not had much feedback on this project, you're welcome.

If you're going to translate it, there are a few thing you should know first.
- I already made an italian translation, you'll see;
if a string hasn't been translated to italian, it's because it could cause program malfunctionality (my fault, i'll correct)
- some comboboxes has values like: "keywork - option","keyword2 - Another option".
the first value (or word) in those boxes, the first space and " - " hasn't to be changed (again, follow the italian scheme)
- when you'll have done (or just now, to let people know), it would be fine if you'll post on the project forum ^_^

Do you know if it's possible to use ladspa stuff in there? I am looking for a way to dynamically adjust the volume (in a way that actually works), so the occasional bomb/motorbike/screaming kung fu fighter doesn't hurt my ears.

In the past i experimented with mplayer+ladspa filters, until someone wrapped it out from mplayer ebuild, i don't know if they are back (you can still edit ebuild to re-enable them, i remember about a commented use flag), but as long as mplayer gives support via -af filter, you can use them.
This is the kind of thing i expected to see in "tips and tricks" section on xt7 forum ^_^
By the way, i didn't implemented yet a ladspa filter in xt7, so you have to use the "custom" audio filter in chains window, enable a slot and fill it with something like: