Re: Unstable behaviour of Win32::MultiMedia module

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Re^2: Unstable behaviour of Win32::MultiMedia module by athanasia (Pilgrim) on Mar 16, 2009 at 12:44 UTC
Hi Martin, Thanks for your reply. I have used Windows Media Player to reproduce all videos in question and in all tested pcs and there was no problem. Do you think it is still an issue of codecs? Does that explain the fact that in the case of failed PCs some avi files are displayed and some aren't? Since I should ensure the app works for a wide variety of pcs on which I have no control, what is your suggestion? Cheers, Athanasia	[reply]
Re^3: Unstable behaviour of Win32::MultiMedia module by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 16, 2009 at 13:05 UTC
athanasia Codecs was my first hunch, since I've experienced playback failure due to lack of codec availability in the past. I've not used windows media play in a very long time, due to security concerns, so I am not sure how it deals with codecs. IIRC it attempts to download and install codecs on demand. So in theory had you tested with media player after your app failed to play the video, media player may have downloaded the codec. I've never used the module in question, I don't see it in CPAN so I can't help much there. Creating a video player frontend in Perl - what are my options? however has an interesting discussion on a very similar topic, perhaps this is of interest to you. Hope this helps Martin	[reply]