[vorbis-dev] Mime Type and Ogg (More)

[Chris Hanson]

I think part of the reason this issue keeps coming up is that there 
is no generalized "media framework" used on most Unix variants. 
Instead, there are a number of libraries which implement various 
formats, each with their own APIs.

Contrast this with the Macintosh.  If I were to implement file 
preview functionality on the Macintosh, I'd use QuickTime.  If 
QuickTime knows how to open a particular file as a Movie, I can then 
examine that movie for sound and video tracks.  Or -- and this is 
more likely -- I can just set up a standard QuickTime controller and 
let it handle all of the playback etc. for the preview.

If I then write a media import component and an audio decompressor 
for Ogg Vorbis, anything which uses QuickTime gets support for Ogg 
Vorbis for free *including file preview*.

I bet the situation on Windows is similar.

   -- Chris


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Developers of database-backed web sites and Mac software
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