[Mono-list] Status of gst-sharp

[numberR]

Thanks for the information.
I'll take a look at Banshee as well.

I have actually compiled gstreamer-0.10 on Mac OS X using fink, and as 
you mentioned, it functions much better than gstreamer-0.8.
I doesn't consume all of cpu usage now :)




Aaron Bockover wrote:
> I have moved the gst-sharp bindings in Mono subversion from 
> /source/trunk/gst-sharp to /source/trunk/old-code/gst-sharp. Henceforth 
> they should absolutely be considered obsolete. Hopefully in the future, 
> usable bindings can be developed against GStreamer 0.10.
> 
> For now, yes, it's best to write the functionality you desire from 
> GStreamer in C, wrapped in a simple, easily P/Invokable C API, and bind 
> that API to bring the functionality into managed land. As with any 
> binding, become friends with HandleRef and the IDisposable convention. 
> With GStreamer 0.10, this task is even easier, considering GStreamer 
> handles threading very well, and uses a message bus. This means minimal 
> C code compared to 0.8, so I *highly* recommend using 0.10 for new 
> development.
> 
> See Banshee in Gnome CVS for a good example of how this is done (0.8 and 
> 0.10 examples):
> 
> /cvs/gnome/banshee/libbanshee/
> /cvs/gnome/banshee/src/Banshee.MediaEngine/Gstreamer/
> 
> Best,
> 
> Aaron Bockover
> Banshee Project
> http://banshee-project.org/
> 
> 
> numberR wrote:
> 
>> Thank you for your quick reply.
>>
>> I would look at those alternatives.
>> It's sad but it's still good to know gst-sharp is obsolete.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Senko Rasic wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/11/05, numberR <numberR at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I noticed that gstreamer-0.10 has been released and wondered if I can
>>>> use it from gst-sharp that is available at this moment.
>>>> I actually compiled gst-sharp on machine with gstreamer-0.10 installed,
>>>> but it seems to look for gstreamer-0.8.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That is correct. gst-sharp is obsolete and unmaintained, and shouldn't
>>> (well, can't) be used. Currently the only non-C bindings for gstreamer
>>> is for python.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is there any hard-coding to refer gstreamer-0.8 from gst-sharp, or
>>>> anyone succeeded using gstreamer-0.10 from gst-sharp?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No, gstreamer 0.8 and 0.10 are *very* different, and there's no way
>>> of easy porting current bindings (that's what I've been told, I haven't
>>> tried to port them myself).
>>>
>>> That said, you may have a few options. If you just want audio
>>> playback, you may go the Banshee way. Banshee has a helper
>>> C library (libbanshee), which, among other things, conveniently
>>> wraps gstreamer functionality, and presents a simple interface
>>> to the managed side. Libbanshee is stable and works nicely,
>>> so if simple playback is all you want, you've got it.
>>>
>>> The other option would be to wait until someone ports gst-sharp
>>> to the newer version, or even try this yourself.
>>>
>>> The third option is to use gdv, a C library and accompanying c#
>>> bindings which are the core of the Diva video editing software.
>>> This is highly experimental, there's no stable version as of
>>> yet, not even the release, but you can get the source from svn
>>> and see for yourself :)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Senko Rasic <senko at senko dot net>
>>>
>>
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