SoC 2008/Qt improvements
This project is part of Google Summer of Code 2008.
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GSoC - QT improvements
Goals of my project:
Fullscreen controller (FSC) for Linux and Windows make VLC interface for Phonon to provide it as backendplaylist enhancements=> phonon improvements
Repositories
web browsing: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-lukas.git;a=summary
getting code: git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc-lukas.git
Phonon: http://code.google.com/p/phonon-vlc-mplayer/
feel free to clone, compile, test and make feedback
Finished (or partially finished) parts
Fullscreen controller
Phonon related:
- enable setting brightness, contrast...
- dvd handling, setting chapters, audio, video tracks, channels, subtitles
- video, audio filters
- audio devices
Work timetable
26th May - start of coding
9th June - FSC should be mostly done, start Phonon part of project
9th - 12th June - one or two free days caused by bachelor exams
9th - 12th Jule - trip, with notebook, without internet connection
3th August - VLC Phonon backend should be greatly working
4th August - start coding around playlist
This part was dropped and phonon development continues, because phonon is in development and always provides new functions
5th September - end of the SoC project
Status of work
26th May
prototype of fullscreen controller is working on linux,
but on windows there is issue with hidding of FS controller
I requested Tanguy Krotoff for svn account in VLC(-mplayer) Phonon backend repository
28th May
I have account in VLC(-mplayer) Phonon backend repository
FSC works in unintergrated and integrated video
29th May
hidding on windows is working, it is done by trick, but
searching for resolving problem with hide() continue
2nd June
remove equalizer button from FSC
it seems nobody knows why hide() doesnt work for windows,
so it is solved by setting opacity and resending key press
events to libvlc
3rd June
press events resending enabled for linux, works fine,
now it is usable. I was trying several tests wtih transparency
it seems to be serious problem on windows, it is blinking a lot.
On linux you need composite manager to make it working, I dont have
it and my attempts to make it working failed on first step with
installing proprietary ATI driver, which doesnt want to work with
actaul X.Org
My work is a bit slowed-down, because I have to prepare for my exams
on 10th June.
4th June
add debuging mode for testing transparency on windows
add teletext buttons
slow hidding enabled on non windows platforms, but working
only with composite manager and also turn on when transparency
debug is enabled
5th June
learning for exams, created first prototype of patch for master branch
6th June
redesign, some tests and learning
9th June
travelling to unniversity, learning
10th June
exams passed, I am bachelor
now I am going to install qt4.4 some way for fedora, it seems
it wouldnt be easy and then try Phonon
btw fs controller was merged with master branch and it is available
in night builds
11th June
some testing and fixing fs controller
start studying and experimenting with phonon
12th June
travelling home from university
continueing study of phonon and related things
16th June
start working on adding functions to libvlc interface
for setting brightness, contrast, gamma, hue and saturation
17th June
point mentioned above wouldnt be so easy as I thought
19th June
these functions are done, and works correctly with phonon backend
design of whole filter architecture in libvlc was done and going to
be implemented
20th June
implementing of filter architecture, start investigation about next
point for phonon backend: DVD handling, as Tanguy said, it could be
more complexed than filters :(
23th June
fixing qt4 problems
24th June
start work around DVD handling in libvlc
25th June
fixing fullscreen controller
26th June
studying architecture of playlist and Qt model/view
30th June
added functions for controlling video tracks, audio device
1st July
functions getting description about video, audio tracks and subtitles (libvlc)
fixing fs controller => change style of initialization, now it doesnt use ugly
hack. It is done by seeting variable on p_input_thread to signal new vout
3rd July
new branch in phonon repo for phonon-vlc, add support for functions provided by adjust
video filter
4th July
first dvd related functions in phonon-vlc (subtitles, audio channel)
7th July
continue searching solution for fs controller, add some new DVD features to phonon-vlc
9th July
going on holiday
12th July
comeback
15th July
DVD handling in phonon-vlc is mostly done, I add naming of titles and chapters, fix changing
chapters when title is change, fix refreshing audio channels and sutitles when titles changed
16th July
add persistence of applied video filters, so when it is set and new vout is created, the previous
applied filters are restored to new vout - needed for phonon.
Now I feel and can tell, that phonon-vlc is much more better working.
17th July
testing and fixing my new code on win32 platform
studying next phonon parts and going deeper in code and its contextes
18th July
start adding support for audio and video filters
I hope it will work as I want, that user would be able to use same
audio and video filters with phonon-vlc as he cas use with VLC
22th July
first audio filter (equalizer options) is working
now I have to research other audio and video filter and design
some clever architecture in phonon for them
23th July
I am travelling to university to get documents
24th July
preparetion for moving to git repo, clearing from mplayer code
editing for qt phonon version
28, 29th July
some fixing and testing FS controller, various small phonon tests
finding differences between qt and KDE phonon
30th July
fixed advanced buttons and related stuff in FS controller
adding setting aspect ratio in phonon-vlc
31th July
I am going to try integrate phonon-vlc with trunk phonon in KDE repo,
then it will be possible to move it to KDE repo \o/
4th August
free day, I gave my blood
5th August
some fixes around effects in phonon
start work to provide various audio devices and effect parameters by phonon
7th August
phonon can set audio device for playing, I have to finish better handling of
alsa devices
