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User:Houbsi

2011-05-20T16:58:17Z

Houbsi: Created page with "== General presentation == '''Hallo!''' My name is '''[http://www.mikehouben.info/ ''Mike Houben'']. Acutal Information can you find on [http://www.Houbsi.org/ houbsi.org] and …"

== General presentation ==

'''Hallo!'''

My name is '''[http://www.mikehouben.info/ ''Mike Houben'']. Acutal Information can you find on [http://www.Houbsi.org/ houbsi.org] and my Portfolio on [http://www.crazyHstudio.net crazy H studio]. My Curriculum vitae can be found on [http://www.mikeHouben.info/ mikeHouben.info]

My nickname is ''Houbsi''.

=== Education ===
I studied 3 years Computer Graphics (Web- & Multimediadesign) at the "Haute Ecole Albert Jacquard" in Belgium. I didn't finished my studies, but it's still one of my passions.
Now, I'm studying Computer Science (Telecommunications and Network) at the "Haute Ecole de la Province de Liege" in Belgium. Where I

=== VideoLAN ===
I started in this Project with the [http://wiki.videolan.org/SoC_2011 GSoC 2011] with the Project to improve the Graphical User Interface of the VLC Player on the Mac.
[http://wiki.videolan.org/SoC_2011/Mac_Interface]

SoC 2011/Mac Interface

2011-05-20T16:46:51Z

Houbsi: Created page with "{{SoCProject|year=2011|student=Mike Houben|mentor=Jean-Baptiste Kempf}} =VLC for Mac – Preparint the Graphical Interface for the Future = ==Abstr…"

{{SoCProject|year=2011|student=[[User:Houbsi|Mike Houben]]|mentor=[[User:j-b|Jean-Baptiste Kempf]]}}

=VLC for Mac – Preparint the Graphical Interface for the Future =

==Abstract==
My Idea is it to take the Codebasis of VLC and Lunettes and put it all together. I pull the best out of both and take them to the next level. Missing features in both and a new Graphical Interface which will be suited for the feature for VLC and the Operating System.

==Information==
I go to the "Haute Ecole de la Province de Liege". I'm studying Computer Sience in Telecommunication and Network. From the 30th may till 20th of june i'm in exams and will not be able to work as much as wanted on the project.

Lunettes

2011-02-28T13:29:45Z

Houbsi: /* VLC for Mac death is "greatly exaggerated" / What is Lunettes? */

= VLC for Mac death is "greatly exaggerated" / What is Lunettes? =

VLC for Mac is being maintained. However the '''old Cocoa graphical interface''' of VLC, is not being maintained at this time.

The reason is that we are in the process of '''rewriting a new interface for VLC'''. Its codename is '''Lunettes'''.

Why a rewrite? This is something really easy to see. VLC for Mac is just not "Mac" enough.

So far, we could name 3 reasons for that:

<h2>VLC for Mac must attract designers.</h2>

They can't easily give a refresh of the graphical interface.

Hence, we have decided to offer to designer the possibility to edit via a simple text file the look of VLC. Even Windows and Fullscreen Head-Up-Display can '''be changed using CSS'''.

<br>

<h2>VLC for Mac's interface code comes from the 2000s. </h2>

We need to refresh it.

'''We want to use [[VLCKit]] which is pure Cocoa''', Objective-C 2.0 with bindings supports. This will help us concentrating on features.

As a positive side effects, we'll not use old non-64 bits compatible APIs.

<br>

<h2> VLC for Mac needs a good interface to be the best Video Player. </h2>

We want to make sure you'll get the best experience ever when watching your favorites TV shows or Movies using VLC.

*For instance, if I am watching a TV show, and then quit Lunettes. At next launch Lunettes will offer you to '''go back to where you were'''.

*Then, we added a better way to visualize the media discovery. This is a seldom known feature of VLC. Now, if you are on a local network that streams TV content (Freebox), '''Lunettes will automatically show them'''.

*Then the famous '''playlist fades out''': It is not visible by default, and you don't have to use it anymore.

*Also in fullscreen you can now '''scroll through your playlists''' or TV channels.

*And finally '''Lunettes is 64 bits'''.

<br>

For now, Lunettes is being hosted at: http://wiki.github.com/pdherbemont/Glasses

That said, Lunettes is still under heavy development. And we hope to be able to release a test version soon.

We still want new developers to help us! Try to build VLC and Lunettes!

Pierre.