Streaming Video in Java

[^CooL^]

Hi.

I am writing a Media Player-like application in Java in which I want
to include the ability of playing STREAMED media content (particularly
video).

1. Is there a particular API for the purpose? JMF looks like a start,
but from the little I've read about it, it doesn't look like it
supports streamed content (I only managed to play a local file with
it). Maybe JavaTV? But do you know of a good tutorial of how to use
that one? Haven't found much on it.

2. It would be nice to have RealVideo support, since I have RealServer
8.0 Basic installed on my machine, but is that possible? Can I at
least use MPEG-2 or Div-X formats? None of these seem to be supported
by the Java Media Framework! :( Having said that, RealServer supports
almost any streaming video format (except asf of course! :/) so this
is not a biiiig problem.

3. Any examples or sample code how to play streamed content (any
format) in a Java window?

I know you guys will help, so a big thank you beforehand to all those
who do! :)

Cheers,
Clyde.

[Mikkel Bundgaard]

^CooL^ <coo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> I am writing a Media Player-like application in Java in which I want
> to include the ability of playing STREAMED media content
> (particularly video).
>
> 1. Is there a particular API for the purpose? JMF looks like a
start,
> but from the little I've read about it, it doesn't look like it
> supports streamed content (I only managed to play a local file with
> it). Maybe JavaTV? But do you know of a good tutorial of how to
> use that one? Haven't found much on it.

Hi Clyde

JMF can recieve (and send) RTP-streaming:

See
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/requirements.html
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What do you really want to achieve? Custom video format or just
streaming of existing format? If it is only the latter, JMF already
has built-in support and a bunch of sample codes available, so it
should be a downhill battle. If you have your custom video format,
then more indepth knowledge and understanding the architecutre of JMF
(arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) is necessary.