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RealNetworks & Helix Community to Build OpenSource Media Player

Submitted by stro on Wed, 2003-08-06 15:59. Gnome Multimedia
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Today at Linuxworld RealNetworks announced the launch of the Helix(TM) Player project.

The open-source Helix Player, with the addition of the RealAudio(R) and
RealVideo(R) binaries, will enable Linux, Unix and Solaris users for the first
time to enjoy a similar level of media playback and SMIL 2.0 support that
millions of consumers do today using the free RealOne(TM) Player on Windows
and Mac.

Helix Player will feature a GNOME/GTK interface along with a Mozilla browser plugin. THe player will also support Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and more.

Re: RealNetworks & Helix Community to Build OpenSource Media Pla

Submitted by wouter on Thu, 2003-08-07 03:08.

I think this is a cool project. Browser plugins are a bigger pain in the ass than we think and they deserve some extra attention. I mean, many are focussed on compatability with e.g. Word documents, but frankly said, I never receive Word documents and never need such functionality, and I assume the same for many other people. But I do surf the web, obviously, and it's not so easy to solve the problem of sites which require up to date versions of realplayer, flash or hooks with media players. You can't work around that.

And a more stable Java plugin would be nice, too. :)

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