You can look for the file if exists with some other code (maybe with QFileInfo) before setting it as source to qml item.
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Robert Voinea <rvoi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi list > > > > I have tried to create a QML Item for video playback using phonon. For > that I am creating a video widget and display it in a QDeclarativeItem via > a QGraphicsProxyWidget. > > > > This is the tutorial I have used for inspiration > > http://www.meegoexperts.com/2011/09/phonon-video-player-qml/ > > > > Everything works OK if the video is local or if the network path to the > video source is OK (eg: reachable and not too slow). > > > > If the network path is NOT ok (eg: video source is not available or > network is slow) then the GUI freezes until the video is available... or a > timeout is reached. This is unacceptable for my project. > > > > I have been using for testing a local file AND a network webcam via RTSP > protocol. Phonon backend vlc. > > > > In the phonon documenation it is said that: > > "Note also that most of the functions in this class are asynchronous. For > instance, a media source may not play immediately after you call the > play<http://doc.qt.digia.com/qt/phonon-videoplayer.html#play>() > function." > > > > Do you have some hints on how to make the GUI not to freeze if the media > cannot be reached?... or while the media is loading?... > > > > (As a backup I could be using QX11Embed and vlc... although I could not > find the wid command line parameter for vlc...) > > > > Thank you in advance! :) > > -- > > Robert Voinea > > Software Engineer > > +4 0740 467 262 > > > > Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. > > (Elbert Hubbard) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > >
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