Developing video playback applications

05-Jan-2009

Application of the Week: Mobiola Video Studio
Mobiola Video Studio is a conversion tool that can convert video files to a format acceptable for viewing on your S60 device. You can use this application to easily move videos to any target device with a single drag-and-drop operation on the PC. This application is a part of Forum Nokia's 2008 Innovation Series.
Document --- Article; Enterprise, Entertainment --- Media, Multimedia --- Video, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

13-Oct-2008

Application of the Week: Kyte
Kyte makes it possible for S60 3rd Edition device users to quickly produce both live and recorded video. After making the video, you can easily distribute it to multiple online and mobile destinations, and then you can engage with an audience using multimedia chat. Click on the PDF to learn more about Kyte.
Document --- Article; Entertainment --- Media, Multimedia --- Audio / Video, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition, Web Technology ... Widget for S60; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

02-Oct-2008

S60 5th Edition: What’s New for Developers
This document provides developers with a summary of the new features in the initial release of S60 5th Edition. The document describes the changes to the UI and the new features available to developers using Symbian C++, Open C/C++, Java™ technology, Web Runtime (WRT), and Flash Lite from Adobe. It also covers support for additional content formats.
Document --- White Paper; Flash --- Flash Lite, Java ... Advanced Multimedia Supplements (JSR-234), Multimedia --- Audio / Imaging / Video, Python, S60 --- S60 5th Edition, SDK, Symbian C++, Symbian OS --- Symbian OS v9.4, Web Services, Web Technology ... Nokia Web Browser / JavaScript / Web Runtime (WRT); Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

02-Oct-2008

S60 Platform: Developers’ Introductory Guide
This version of S60 Platform: Developers’ Introductory Guide provides information about the platform through the initial release of S60 5th Edition. It describes the architecture of the S60 platform, provides an overview of the available runtime and content technologies, outlines the tools available for developers, and offers a guide to the support services provided by Forum Nokia.
Document --- White Paper; Flash --- Flash Lite, Java --- Java ME, Multimedia --- Audio / Imaging / Video, Open C/C++, Python, S60, Symbian C++, Symbian OS, UI, Web Services, Web Technology ... JavaScript / Widget for S60; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

Application of the Week: HAVA Mobile Player
The HAVA Player lets you watch live TV shows – or other recorded content – from your home television on your S60 device. Sounds good, right? It gets better. By using your device’s 3G or WLAN connection, you can watch those shows anywhere that you happen to be. You can take all of your favorite shows with you and watch them on the go. Click on any of the links to the right to learn more about HAVA Mobile Player.
Document --- Article; Connectivity --- WLAN, Entertainment --- Media, Multimedia --- Video, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

Application of the Week: Qik
Qik allows you to share live video from your S60 3rd Edition device with your friends and interact with them via text while the video is streaming. Qik (pronounced "quick") lets you control with whom you will share your videos – whether that includes family and friends, or anyone on the Web.
Document --- Article; Entertainment, Messaging --- Instant Messaging / SMS, Multimedia --- Video, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

18-Aug-2008

RSS Support in Nokia Video Center
Learn about the Real Simple Syndication (RSS) usage supported by the Nokia Video Center application. Nokia Video Center supports RSS for video service metadata descriptions. Metadata defines additional information about the content to help selecting the video that is interesting to the user.
Document; Entertainment --- Media, Multimedia --- Video; English (en)

02-Aug-2007

MIDP: Mobile Media API Support In Nokia Devices v2.0
This excel file includes the Mobile Media API (JSR-135) features that are supported in Nokia devices. The information is organized into categories that cover speech and music audio playing capabilities, synthetic audio playing capabilities, speech and music audio recording capabilities, video capabilities (playing and recording), camera snapshot capabilities, and supported controls. The resource has been updated with new test results, which include for example S60 3rd Edition devices.
Document --- Technical Note; Java ... MIDP / MMAPI (JSR-135), Multimedia --- Audio / Imaging / Video; Binary (.bin/.exe); English (en)

02-Mar-2007

MIDP: Mobile Media API Developer's Guide v2.1
This updated Java™ MIDP document describes the Mobile Media API (JSR-135). The MMAPI allows MIDlets to use various media types more powerfully, for example, to play several kinds of audio and video files, capture images, and adjust many of these operations using special kinds of controls. The document offers recommended practices on how to utilize the API more efficiently.
Document; Java ... MIDP / MMAPI (JSR-135), Multimedia --- Audio / Imaging / Video; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

26-Feb-2007

S60 Platform: Image and Video Capturing
This document is a technical overview of the architecture and APIs that support image and video capturing on the S60 platform.
Document; Java --- Java ME, Multimedia --- Imaging / Video, S60; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

06-Nov-2006

S60 Platform: Video Example v2.0
This C++ code example demonstrates how to play and record video files. CVideoRecorderUtility and CCamera classes are used to record a video clip, and the CVideoPlayerUtility class is used to play, stop, and pause video clips and show the video clip information. In addition, playing a video clip in an external viewer using a document handler method is demonstrated in this example. Video APIs are part of the Multimedia Framework (MMF) that is supported from Symbian OS v7.0s (S60 2nd Edition) onwards (on the Nokia 6600 it is only possible to play video). Main classes: CVideoRecorderUtility, CVideoPlayerUtility, CCamera, CFeatureDiscovery.
Application --- Example; Entertainment --- Media, Multimedia --- Video, S60, Symbian C++; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)

07-Apr-2006

MIDP: Mobile Media API Example - Media Sampler
This Java™ MIDP example demonstrates the usage of the Mobile Media API (JSR-135) by playing audio and video clips. In addition, the MIDlet shows how to check the MMAPI support on a device by using system properties.
Application --- Example; Java ... MIDP / MMAPI (JSR-135), Multimedia --- Audio / Imaging / Video; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)