[Swfdec] Get URL handling, A/V decoding

[Benjamin Otte]

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM, Nick Zitzmann <seiryu at comcast.net> wrote:
> Thanks also for the descriptions. I'll start by putting together an MP3
> decoder that uses Mac OS X's built-in codec. BTW, what exactly is the
> purpose behind the video decoder API? I'm wondering if I even need to do
> anything there, since I noticed there's a built-in FLV decoder.
>
FLV is just the container format. The video decoder is used for the
actual codecs: Sorensen Spark, VP6 and H264. You almost never hear
those names though, because video file types are named after container
types. In the end you need both. I'm not sure however if Apple has
Spark or VP6 codecs, since they're only used by Flash afaik. FFmpeg
has decoders for them at least.

Cheers,
Benjamin