Re: Deinterlacer: query for rationale

On Saturday 01 October 2005 01:02 pm, Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> What is the rationale for the ogle project at present? It was the first
> menu-enabled dvd player but now xine does this too (using ogle's code). It
> is indeed simpler to run than xine, closer to a set top box; but the same
> can be reached by developing a "cutdown-unwindowed" interface for xine. Are
> there any other reasons to prefer ogle to xine? For me these will be
> reasons to port the deinterlacer, rather than just go to xine.
>
> Ogle certainly was a great and needed work because of the menu support; but
> what is its meaning now?

Uhmm lets see (I'm biased btw) in combination with Goggles:

 - Most important Faster and smaller than xine.

 - Bookmarks / Picturesmarks. Add bookmarks to your favorite part of your 
movies. Not only can you switch amazing fast from one bookmark to the other, 
also for every bookmark you add, a screenshot is automatically captured. 
Using the Bookmark browser you then can easily select the scene based on the 
picture.

 -The bookmark functionality is also extended to the automatic playing of dvds 
at its last position. If you ever watch a movie late at night and decide to 
go to bed. Don't worry, just quit Goggles and come back next day. Once you 
start Goggles, it starts playing the movie right where you left it, even if 
you turned of the computer or just had to show some other dvd first. 

 - Best GUI for a dvd player (Goggles). If I would want to write a frontend 
for xine I have would have to throw away half the features it has now.

- Has more state information to have a consistent GUI frontend.

Cheers,

	Sander