GitHub - alessandrod/gst-browser-plugin: gstreamer browser plugin

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WHAT IT IS
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This is GStreamer Browser Plugin, a browser plugin for multimedia playback using
GStreamer as its backend.


WHERE TO START
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GStreamer Browser Plugin is at http://github.com/alessandrod/gst-browser-plugin


COMPILING AND INSTALLING (firefox only atm)
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Run:

./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make bundle

This will create an .xpi file. Load the file in firefox to install it. 
Now if you type about:plugins in the address bar you should see Gst Browser
Plugin in the list of installed plugins.


DEBUGGING
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Close firefox if it's opened and relaunch it from the terminal with:

GST_DEBUG=gbp*:5 firefox


SAMPLE CODE
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<html>
<head>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.js"></script>
<script text="text/javascript">
  $(function() {
    var player = $("#player")[0];
    player.uri = "file:///path/to/file.avi";
    player.start();
  });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<embed id="player" type="application/x-gbp"
    border="5"
    width="400"
    height="400"
    x-gbp-uri=""
/>

</body>
</html>