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Posted to dev@flex.apache.org by "Christian M. Cepel" <pu...@marshwiggle.org> on 2013/04/05 19:38:15 UTC
Flex SDK & Video access via CameraRoll/CameraUI & local video access
I'm not certain how things stand with Apache incubating Flex and Adobe
developing AIR.
I'm wondering if this is something on the radar as far as the SDK
development team goes, and if so, where it might stand, what we might
expect. The below is specifically regarding iOS, but the non-existing API
methods of course
Specifically, the SDK lacks any way to
- CameraRoll.browseForVideo() similar to CameraRoll.browseForImage()
- Using the CameraUI to take a video creates a file in the system tmp
that is not immediately available w/o first using FileIO to move it
elsewhere.
- Directly/simply accessing local video on the filesystem without
involving a far more complex server/streaming model that is simply
unnecessary (so far as I understand things)
- Harvest frame BitmapData directly for display of thumbnails
I've, personally had no luck with using Video or StageVideo to simply
display a video file on the local file system that was -created/captured-
using the delegated system level functionality. More directly stated...
Native Video format doesn't seem to be playable on the device that created
it (though this may just be my shortcomings as a developer).
So... I can create videos using the delegated system camera util, but not
play them. I can create videos outside of my software using the system
camera which are then stored in the system CameraRoll, but I can in no ways
use the existing native functionality to browse and select those videos in
the way I can images.
Is any of this being addressed?
ANEs seem to be my only solution, but I've not found what I need so far and
I've absolutely no time to dedicate to learning a new technology.
Cheers.
--
// Christian M. Cepel - Programmer/Analyst, Sr., University of Missouri
*And the wrens have returned, and are nesting;*
*In the hollow of that oak, where his heart once had been.*
*And he lifts up his arms in a blessing, for being born again.*
Rich Mullins, The Color Green, A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band
Re: Flex SDK & Video access via CameraRoll/CameraUI & local video
access
Posted by Dasa Paddock <dp...@esri.com>.
Use: https://bugbase.adobe.com
On Jun 11, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> I'm absolutely at a loss to understand why these are not extremely high priority.
> You'll have to ask Adobe that they are in charge of direction and changes to AIR.
>
> Put the issue up on bugs.adobe.com (which seem to be down currently) and encourage people to vote for it and you might see it happen.
>
> Justin
Re: Flex SDK & Video access via CameraRoll/CameraUI & local video access
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
> I'm absolutely at a loss to understand why these are not extremely high priority.
You'll have to ask Adobe that they are in charge of direction and changes to AIR.
Put the issue up on bugs.adobe.com (which seem to be down currently) and encourage people to vote for it and you might see it happen.
Justin
Re: Flex SDK & Video access via CameraRoll/CameraUI & local video access
Posted by "Christian M. Cepel" <pu...@marshwiggle.org>.
I'm absolutely at a loss to understand why these are not extremely high
priority. If this is to be a valid technology for multimedia tablets and
handheld devices, should it not at the very least interact with native
resources and apps? Can someone in the know tell us... is this on the
to-do list? Are the powers that be aware of the lack and the need and what
a large hole in an otherwise fantastic technology this represents? Just
knowing that it was being worked on, or will be worked on would be
something.
For those of you in the same boat as I, Francis
Altomare<https://bitbucket.org/lostirc> has
been splendid about writing an ANE to try to address some of the lack, and
he's recently updated to try to include iPads (It wasn't a priority and
wasn't functioning before). He keeps adding features and seems open to
updating as people need. His project is hosted here:
https://bitbucket.org/lostirc/videoroll
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 5:26 AM, Cosma Colanicchia <co...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Sadly, still no news about mobile device video support in AIR 3.8 beta.. (
> CameraRoll.browseForVideo(), acquired videos playback, snapshot extraction,
> ecc.)
>
>
> 2013/4/6 Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>
>
> > Sounds like an AIR thing. Is what you want possible via
> PhoneGap/Cordova?
> > We are looking into having the AS to JS conversion create PhoneGap apps.
> >
> >
> > On 4/5/13 10:38 AM, "Christian M. Cepel" <pu...@marshwiggle.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not certain how things stand with Apache incubating Flex and Adobe
> > > developing AIR.
> > >
> > > I'm wondering if this is something on the radar as far as the SDK
> > > development team goes, and if so, where it might stand, what we might
> > > expect. The below is specifically regarding iOS, but the non-existing
> > API
> > > methods of course
> > >
> > > Specifically, the SDK lacks any way to
> > >
> > > - CameraRoll.browseForVideo() similar to CameraRoll.browseForImage()
> > > - Using the CameraUI to take a video creates a file in the system
> tmp
> > > that is not immediately available w/o first using FileIO to move it
> > > elsewhere.
> > > - Directly/simply accessing local video on the filesystem without
> > > involving a far more complex server/streaming model that is simply
> > > unnecessary (so far as I understand things)
> > > - Harvest frame BitmapData directly for display of thumbnails
> > >
> > > I've, personally had no luck with using Video or StageVideo to simply
> > > display a video file on the local file system that was
> -created/captured-
> > > using the delegated system level functionality. More directly
> stated...
> > > Native Video format doesn't seem to be playable on the device that
> > created
> > > it (though this may just be my shortcomings as a developer).
> > >
> > > So... I can create videos using the delegated system camera util, but
> not
> > > play them. I can create videos outside of my software using the system
> > > camera which are then stored in the system CameraRoll, but I can in no
> > ways
> > > use the existing native functionality to browse and select those videos
> > in
> > > the way I can images.
> > >
> > > Is any of this being addressed?
> > >
> > > ANEs seem to be my only solution, but I've not found what I need so far
> > and
> > > I've absolutely no time to dedicate to learning a new technology.
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> >
> > --
> > Alex Harui
> > Flex SDK Team
> > Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> >
> >
>
--
// Christian M. Cepel - Programmer/Analyst, Sr., University of Missouri
*And the wrens have returned, and are nesting;*
*In the hollow of that oak, where his heart once had been.*
*And he lifts up his arms in a blessing, for being born again.*
Rich Mullins, The Color Green, A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band
Re: Flex SDK & Video access via CameraRoll/CameraUI & local video access
Posted by Cosma Colanicchia <co...@gmail.com>.
Sadly, still no news about mobile device video support in AIR 3.8 beta.. (
CameraRoll.browseForVideo(), acquired videos playback, snapshot extraction,
ecc.)
2013/4/6 Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>
> Sounds like an AIR thing. Is what you want possible via PhoneGap/Cordova?
> We are looking into having the AS to JS conversion create PhoneGap apps.
>
>
> On 4/5/13 10:38 AM, "Christian M. Cepel" <pu...@marshwiggle.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm not certain how things stand with Apache incubating Flex and Adobe
> > developing AIR.
> >
> > I'm wondering if this is something on the radar as far as the SDK
> > development team goes, and if so, where it might stand, what we might
> > expect. The below is specifically regarding iOS, but the non-existing
> API
> > methods of course
> >
> > Specifically, the SDK lacks any way to
> >
> > - CameraRoll.browseForVideo() similar to CameraRoll.browseForImage()
> > - Using the CameraUI to take a video creates a file in the system tmp
> > that is not immediately available w/o first using FileIO to move it
> > elsewhere.
> > - Directly/simply accessing local video on the filesystem without
> > involving a far more complex server/streaming model that is simply
> > unnecessary (so far as I understand things)
> > - Harvest frame BitmapData directly for display of thumbnails
> >
> > I've, personally had no luck with using Video or StageVideo to simply
> > display a video file on the local file system that was -created/captured-
> > using the delegated system level functionality. More directly stated...
> > Native Video format doesn't seem to be playable on the device that
> created
> > it (though this may just be my shortcomings as a developer).
> >
> > So... I can create videos using the delegated system camera util, but not
> > play them. I can create videos outside of my software using the system
> > camera which are then stored in the system CameraRoll, but I can in no
> ways
> > use the existing native functionality to browse and select those videos
> in
> > the way I can images.
> >
> > Is any of this being addressed?
> >
> > ANEs seem to be my only solution, but I've not found what I need so far
> and
> > I've absolutely no time to dedicate to learning a new technology.
> >
> > Cheers.
>
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe Systems, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>
>
Re: Flex SDK & Video access via CameraRoll/CameraUI & local video
access
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>.
Sounds like an AIR thing. Is what you want possible via PhoneGap/Cordova?
We are looking into having the AS to JS conversion create PhoneGap apps.
On 4/5/13 10:38 AM, "Christian M. Cepel" <pu...@marshwiggle.org> wrote:
> I'm not certain how things stand with Apache incubating Flex and Adobe
> developing AIR.
>
> I'm wondering if this is something on the radar as far as the SDK
> development team goes, and if so, where it might stand, what we might
> expect. The below is specifically regarding iOS, but the non-existing API
> methods of course
>
> Specifically, the SDK lacks any way to
>
> - CameraRoll.browseForVideo() similar to CameraRoll.browseForImage()
> - Using the CameraUI to take a video creates a file in the system tmp
> that is not immediately available w/o first using FileIO to move it
> elsewhere.
> - Directly/simply accessing local video on the filesystem without
> involving a far more complex server/streaming model that is simply
> unnecessary (so far as I understand things)
> - Harvest frame BitmapData directly for display of thumbnails
>
> I've, personally had no luck with using Video or StageVideo to simply
> display a video file on the local file system that was -created/captured-
> using the delegated system level functionality. More directly stated...
> Native Video format doesn't seem to be playable on the device that created
> it (though this may just be my shortcomings as a developer).
>
> So... I can create videos using the delegated system camera util, but not
> play them. I can create videos outside of my software using the system
> camera which are then stored in the system CameraRoll, but I can in no ways
> use the existing native functionality to browse and select those videos in
> the way I can images.
>
> Is any of this being addressed?
>
> ANEs seem to be my only solution, but I've not found what I need so far and
> I've absolutely no time to dedicate to learning a new technology.
>
> Cheers.
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui