[mythtv] Ticket #1476: MythVideo does not support MOV

[Kevin Kuphal]

Ramses Smeyers wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>> #1476: MythVideo does not support MOV
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>> Reporter:  ramses at smeyers.be  |        Owner:  ijr
>>     Type:  enhancement        |       Status:  closed
>> Priority:  minor              |    Milestone:
>> Component:  mythvideo          |      Version:
>> Severity:  medium             |   Resolution:  invalid
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>> Changes (by kkuphal):
>>
>>  * resolution:  => invalid
>>  * status:  new => closed
>>
>> Comment:
>>
>> Please read the TicketHowTo before opening tickets. This is a -users
>> question as you lack fundamental knowledge of how MythVideo works.  Add
>> the file extension using the Video setup screens.
>>     
>
> One would expect both MythVideo and MythGallery to use the same backend, 
> where they are now using their own system to define supported files.
>
> The same for .mov support, I do agree you can _easily_ add the support for 
> .mov, but I wonder why you shouldn't add support for the most trivial used 
> files
>
> No problem with you closing this bug, but I do think its a valid remark.
>
>   
First, neither plugin is a *backend* function, they are both frontend 
plugins as all plugins are.  They do not share code and were likely 
developed by two different people.  What one does is unrelated to the 
other.  If someone feels that a particular extension could/should be 
added to the default installation, I'm sure it would be considered as a 
patch, but then, I'm not sure what level of .MOV playback support there 
is in mplayer which is the default player so it is likely that many 
extensions were left out on purpose so that users could make those 
determinations themselves while very common extensions like .avi are 
included.

Kevin