[dot] KDE Multimedia Meeting in the Netherlands

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URL: http://dot.kde.org/1148004529/

From: Jos Poortvliet (superstoned) <jos at mijnkamer.nl>
Dept: sing-along
Date: Thursday18/May/2006, @19:08

KDE Multimedia Meeting in the Netherlands
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   Multimedia in KDE has been in the news lately, especially Phonon
[http://phonon.kde.org], the new multimedia framework for KDE 4. Phonon
still needs a lot of work, as do the applications which are going to use
it. So, in the spirit of the previous KDE PIM meeting
[http://dot.kde.org/1117213451], Annahoeve in Achtmaal, The Netherlands,
will again be visited by a group of KDE developers. From Friday the 26th
to Sunday the 28th of May, more than 15 developers from 4 continents
will have a unique chance to talk about and work on Multimedia in KDE.
    KDE PIM Meeting
     The aim of the meeting will be to make the ever so invasive role of
multimedia less of a burden to manage for users and developers. With the
great service and ambiance that Annahoeve provides, the developers,
supported by two usability experts, can focus on the things they came
for: discussing, thinking and creating. Meeting and working in personal
can and will enable them to lay the groundwork for new innovations and
will provide a bonding experience. At the meeting, a multimedia roadmap
for KDE 4 will be drawn. Also, usability work on several multimedia
applications like amaroK 2 and Kaffeine will be done. Phonon could use
some backends, and many applications have to be ported.

     Phonon will enable features like per-application volumes, easy use
of several soundcards or playing over a network. Also, a lot of
duplication will be avoided. Currently, many applications like Amarok
and Kaffeine support several multimedia engines through a plugin-like
structure. With Phonon applications do not have to do this themselves.
Adding rich multimedia support like audio and video will be much easier,
thanks to Phonon. Finally, binary compatibility can be guaranteed for
the lifetime of KDE 4.

     We would like to thank the following sponsors for making it
possible by paying for the travel expenses and supplying hardware and
lodgings.

      Sponsors of the KDE Multimedia Meeting