[PD-dev] flext and visuals

[Thomas Grill]

Hi Ben,

 > Hey all, what is the best way to write a cross-platform video and audio
> external? (all OSs under MAX JMAX PD) Does flext give some API to
> machine specific video/audio?)

I think the audio case is clear - PD or Max/MSP gives you the API to your
machine which is again abstracted by flext.
Concerning video, flext has no corresponding API, since video is not a part
of the kernel of both systems and can therefore hardly be accessed by using
a an abstraction layer like flext.
My looks into the future about that go into the direction of an extended
kernel incorporating video in a way similar to DSP. (you may possibly want
to have a look at gstreamer, a video/audio system for gnome)

best greetings,
Thomas