Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 37. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

OpenQuicktime-1.0

Introduction to OpenQuicktime

OpenQuicktime is a small library that handles the Quicktime file format on most varieties of Unix. Audio and video decoding and encoding is provided using a plug-in mechanism.

Package Information

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OpenQuicktime Dependencies

Required

GLib-1.2.10

Optional

libjpeg-6b

Installation of OpenQuicktime

Install OpenQuicktime by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../openquicktime-1.0-gcc34-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: dechunk, make_streamable, qtdump, qtinfo, and recover
Installed Library: libopenquicktime.so, quicktime_codec_ms.so, quicktime_codec_jpeg.so and quicktime_codec_.mp3.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/openquicktime

Short Descriptions

dechunk

extracts RGB frames from a movie and writes them as PPM images.

make_streamable

this program makes the Quicktime file streamable.

qtdump

dumps all tables in a movie.

qtinfo

reads all the information about the file.

recover

this program recovers JPEG and PCM audio from a corrupted movie.

libopenquicktime.[so,a]

this is the core library.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600