Avi or other compressed video, how do I play them in Java?

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Is there any good code for a highly compressed format such as Avi that I can use?

#2

I prefer to use VLC to play videos by using Runtime.exec to play the video. VLC command line is very powerful… i use it to play intro videos fullscreen.

#3

I have had success with Java Media Framework: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/

#4

Is the JMF still being developed? The latest release is pretty old?

#5

I don’t know if it’s still being developed or if there is a successor, but JMF still works for my video files. I would be interested to know if it’s stagnant tech and if there are alternatives, because then I’d stop recommending it :slight_smile: