[vorbis-dev] J-Ogg is available

[P Oscar Boykin]

I am just letting my mind run here, but there seems to be an interesting
idea here:

Since the java class is so small to play the file, wouldn't it be cool
to work out a standard to embed the java class into the ogg stream?  It
is like a special type of header.  In this way, new codecs could
(optionally) include a java jar to decode the codec embedded in the
stream.

At 30 kB, who would care?

This would be a cute way to make new media types availible.

Oscar.

On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 11:27:31PM +0200, Tor-Einar Jarnbjo wrote:
> I think the software is ripe enough for a broader audience now, so I would
> just like to inform you about the Java library J-Ogg, available from
> http://www.j-ogg.de
> 
> Features:
> 
> - Open source & free.
> - Decoding of Ogg-encapsulated Vorbis and FLAC streams.
> - Support for local files, single files over HTTP, icecast streams over
> HTTP.
> - Plugins for JMF (Java Media Framework).
> - J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) support, making the library usable on small,
> portable devices (if the JVM and the CPU is fast enough).
> - May be used from a Java applet embedded on a web page, e.g. for internet
> radio or "music-on-demand".
> - An applet built with Vorbis and icecast support only is less than 30kB!
> 
> Drawbacks:
> 
> - The applet requires a Java Runtime Environment version 1.3 (or newer).
> - Decoding requires a relatively fast CPU. A 128kbps Vorbis stream would
> probably need something like a Pentium 150MHz to decode in realtime.
> 
> 
> 
> Tor-Einar Jarnbjo
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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