Real Media files in Java

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Bruce Lee - 21 Oct 2005 13:55 GMT

Is there anyway to play Real Media files in Java? I've looked at Helix but
it's in C I think and I'm not keen on doing the JNI thing.

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Andrew Thompson - 21 Oct 2005 14:19 GMT

> Is there anyway to play Real Media files in Java?

Sure
- write a Real Media format parser / renderer.
- (possibly) get an external library (Google)

..but apparently not in anything Sun itself provides.

JMF is about as specialist as Sun gets with media formats,
and the 'supported media types' does not mention Real Media
<http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/formats.html>

Have you considered converting the RM file to a format
that Java can understand (using the JMF)?

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Andrew Thompson - 21 Oct 2005 14:46 GMT

> Have you considered converting the RM file ..

(using some tool external to Java)

>..to a format
> that Java can understand (using the JMF)?

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Bruce Lee - 21 Oct 2005 14:59 GMT

> > Have you considered converting the RM file ..
>
> (using some tool external to Java)
>
> >..to a format
> > that Java can understand (using the JMF)?

I'm looking at all available options but there really isn't anything that
you could literally plug into a Java program.

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Roedy Green - 22 Oct 2005 01:39 GMT

>Is there anyway to play Real Media files in Java? I've looked at Helix but
>it's in C I think and I'm not keen on doing the JNI thing

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/realplayer.html

There is Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris support. I don't know of any
Java support though. You would have to use EXEC to the native code.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/exec.html

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Bruce Lee - 22 Oct 2005 12:06 GMT

I want something that will pick out a frame in a Real video file and save it
as a jpg. I guess it's not possible using Java.

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