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Re: Current State of Quicktime for Java

Hi,

About a year ago I dipped into this list for a while. I was considering some
development with quicktime and spent some time evaluating the java option
with some basic apps from the SDK and some monitoring of the list for a
while. At the time there was a lot of discontent and a feeling that QT for
Java was becoming increasingly difficult to use with little support,
increasing depreciation of features and a lack of clarity regarding its
future. After that period of evaluation I decided to struggled on and try to
get all I could from the javascript interface. However, this this now seems
incapable of meeting my future needs. I was wondering what the consensus is
now. If you had a blank page would you go the QT for Java route?

I have gone through a similar search in a project I intend to begin very soon here. I like Quicktime, thanks to cross-platform-ability, but wasn't sure about how good QTJ is. Basically, I've decided that yes, it can do basically everything I need it to. It's certainly not going to be OBVIOUS, but it'll at least be pretty straightforward once I DO figure it all out.

Apple's code, I've observed, is HORRIBLY badly documented (for beginners to approach, at least), but is otherwise rock-solid.

I recommend dipping into it, because it seems that they're becoming steadily more aware that people actually USE QTJ, and thus are beginning to improve it...? Anyone else have something to add on this? (I'm not the least bit an expert in QTJ, so I'm sure my perception is a little mistaken somewhere.)

--Scott

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