Skip navigation.

RealNetworks & Helix Community to Build OpenSource Media Player

Gnome Multimedia
Gnome Multimedia

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

GStreamer's very own gst-player includes a Mozilla plugin (at least the current cvs version does).

But it does not receive huge attention because nobody needs it. People tend to download movies and not watch them in the browser.

Oh, and it builds on PPC and sparc, too.