The media framework code can be found in frameworks/base/media. The Packet Video OpenCore and Sonivox MIDI player are separate projects in external/opencoreand external/sonivox respectively.
On Nov 22, 12:57 am, blindfold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you Dianne. > > > The media player application source is available; > > I was not aware of that as I (and I guess some others too) could not > find it while browsing and searching throughhttp://android.git.kernel.org/ > . Where exactly can we find it? Thanks. > > > this discussion seems to be rooted on the view that "google is the only one > > who can help us," when this is no longer the case and anyone can contribute. > > This was based on the (apparently wrong) assumption that the > MediaPlayer source code is not available. Of course there can be a > separate discussion on who should do the work. > > > as David has said the things being asked for here are already well known > > limitations that effort is being put in to addressing. > > Excellent! > > > By and large, all of the things being asked for aren't missing because they > > weren't deemed important, but simply because doing them is not trivial and > > will > > take significant effort to accomplish. > > I think we all understand and respect that. That is also why I think a > deep understanding of the Android framework is needed to do this > right. One can hardly expect that at this stage from third-party > Android application developers who simply get stuck with the currently > available audio functionality. > > > As such, continual requests to have them added is not going to > > make that happen any faster. :) > > I understand. However, sharing some planning information on what is > expected when would prevent those continual requests. Add some > disclaimers where needed. Right now we only know that Google is aware > of the problem and spending effort on it, but we do not have the > slightest idea what priority it is given, when the next SDK will come > out and when this particular audio problem is scheduled to be fixed. > That is an invitation for sending regular "reminders" because we do > not have the foggiest idea what is really going on and when we may > expect results. Developers need to know that for their own application > development planning, right? > > Anyway, don't let these discussions distract or discourage you from > the real work. We are eagerly waiting for and will appreciate the > solid results of your hard work. > > Regards > > On Nov 21, 11:21 pm, "Dianne Hackborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > As far as I know, there is nothing related to any of the issues being > > discussed that is at this point closed source. The media player application > > source is available; the framework's implementation of MediaPlayer (this is > > part of the framework, not an application) is certainly all open sourced; > > and the low-level native PV libraries are all available as source. > > > You can, today, go and download the android open-source project, and > > starting modifying PV and the framework to support streaming. That was all > > that I was trying to point out when saying people can submit patches: this > > discussion seems to be rooted on the view that "google is the only one who > > can help us," when this is no longer the case and anyone can contribute. So > > if there is some specific feature you absolutely need, in some cases it may > > be a good use of time to just go and add it instead of asking for others to > > do so. > > > That all said, I am not that familiar with the media stuff, but as David has > > said the things being asked for here are already well known limitations that > > effort is being put in to addressing. By and large, all of the thingsbeing > > asked for aren't missing because they weren't deemed important, but simply > > because doing them is not trivial and will take significant effort to > > accomplish. As such, continual requests to have them added is not going to > > make that happen any faster. :) > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
