Of DVD add-ons and media nodes

Extending the media kit with the ability to read DVD is a challenge, but a unique opportunity to learn about the kit architecture and Haiku software integration. This time I’ll be talking about my actual first development steps concerning DVD support.

First steps in DVD land

The first objective of this project is to give Media Player the ability to play DVD’s. Here’s a quick introduction of the tools I chose for the job.

GSoC: Improve and Extend Media Player

As an operating system with a short boot time and a small footprint, Haiku is looking very interesting for the general public.

With WebPositive well on it’s way to becomming a great browser, users will want a great media experience to go with it.

I propose to work on Media Player and the Media Kit, in order to improve it with new functionalities: DVD playback, streaming support, tray icon controls…