Open-Source Flash Player for Slackware ?
 

Is there an open-source tgz package for Flash Player/Plug-in in Slackware ?

I found Adobe Player here:
http://www.linuxpackages.net/search_...ame=flash&ver=
But I need an open-source thing.

Hello,

The only open source flash player I'm aware of is gnash.

The player seems to be in the early development stage but packages are available for Slackware 12.1. See list at:

http://slackfind.net/en/packages/sea...h&distversion=

Thank you, But There is another one I found it called: swfdec
http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/

Is there a Slackware package for it ?

And which better: gnash or swfdec ?

I confused.
There is many other open source flash players! :
http://osflash.org/open_source_flash_projects

In this case gnash is the closest to stability, usability, I mean it actually works reasonably well, with a few bugs. I can't say the same for any other open-source player.

mplayer also plays flash video

Brian

mplayer plays flv, gnash plays swf (and technically flv as well throught swf)

I use adobe flash.

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/12...player-plugin/

I tried gnash a few months ago, and it worked for the most part.

On YouTube it would play video, but I'd be unable to pause it. But on some other flash video sites (VideoJug, I think), it worked perfectly.

My understanding is that swf is a container which can hold various things, such as flash video and animations. If an swf file contains a flash video (flv) mplayer can play it. If it contains other things, mplayer can't.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. The whole container/codec thing is quite confusing.

Brian

Well, I think swf is actually a program that can be a player for flv. mplayer can play flv but cannot execute an swf. An swf can also be a game.