Play MPEG-4 movie with JMF?

[Faroon]

Hi all, has anyone ever succeeded in playing an mpeg-4 movie with JMF? If so, I would appreciate a few pointers.

Thanks.

 

[LCGInfo]

You can download the IBM mpeg4 codec.
I've tested it on JMF on Windows and it worked fine. The only problem with this codec is the IBM logo in the top corner.

What you need to do to get it to work:
1-Download the IBM mpeg4 codec at

http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/mpeg-4/download

2-Recompile your JMF.jar with the new librairies
3-Open JMFRegistry and in "Plugins","Codec" add "com.ibm.codec.video.mpg4.JavaDecoder"

And your ready to test it out.

The IBM Mpeg4 decodes the following codec:
H263,H263/RTP,MP4I,MP4I/RTP,DIVX,DX50,DM4V,MP4V-ES/RTP

 

[powersms]

Hi,

This message is for LCGInfo. I have downloaded the
IBM MPEG-4 Plug-In, but I have not yet succeeded in
getting it to work. I have only been successful in
getting DivX5 videos to play, and even those didn't
have any audio.

Can you tell me exactly what you did to get it to
work? I am starting to think I am doing something
very wrong.

Thanks,

Mary

 

[vareto]

I also dont be able to add the plugin in the JMFRegistry...
Once I have added "MPEG4VideoDecoderEval.zip" to my classpath with Jcreator, what must i do?? (step by step please)

I know that i have to do something with the jmf.jar file.... but what?? and how??

Thanks

 

[LCGInfo]

You simply need to extract the jar to a specific folder(you can use winrar to do that) add the folders contain in the zip to the jmf folders and make a jar out of it. (Keep a backup of your old jmf.jar before replacing it in case you make a mistake and want to redo it or undo it).

How to make a jar file (googled):

http://neptune.netcomp.monash.edu.au/JavaHelp/howto/jar.htm

To resume:
1-Download the Codec from IBM
2-Extract jmf.jar
3-Extract codec.zip
4-Add files from codec folder to jmf folder
5-Make a jar out of it and name it jmf.jar
6-Replace it with your current jmf.jar (keep a backup)
7-Open JMFRegistry and in "Plugins","Codec" add "com.ibm.codec.video.mpg4.JavaDecoder

 

[LCGInfo]

Actually it's a bit more complex since you also need to compile all the java files from the codec zip before moving it.

I've added it for download here.

http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1QLHUOWD1PVAZ30ZJEKWENZRX7

 

[vareto]

Sorry but i have problems making the new jmf.jar....
Could you upload the jmf.jar yet modified and ready to put in the folder, for only need to use the JMFRegistry??

thanks!!

 

[powersms]

Hey guys,

I didn't have much luck with the IBM Plug-In. Even
after I finally got it halfway working, I found out that
it was hopelessly limited as to what MPEG4 codecs it
would support.

So, I did some research and found an open-source MPEG4
plug-in for JMF. It is called FOBS. You can find out
more information at

http://fobs.sourceforge.net.

I
installed it, and it works great.

Anyways, if any of your projects would allow an open-source
solution, you may want to consider using FOBS instead of
the IBM Plug-In.

Mary

 

[vareto]

FOBS runs very well!! its great!
you can open Mpeg4, so you can forget the IBM plugin, and also its open-source (forget the ibm logo that you see if you use the ibm plugin!)