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Introduction

It allows to play movies in the IDE using JMF (Java Media Framework) which MUST be previously installed in the PC. The plugin WON'T WORK! if you don't have it.

IMPORTANT WARNINGS!!

1. CHECK YOUR SYSTEM HAS JMF (Java Media Framework) INSTALLED.
If it doesn't, THIS MODULE WON'T WORK AT ALL!!

2. PLEASE: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE "jmf.jar" FILE INCLUDED IN $JRE_HOME/lib/ext DIRECTORY!!!!!!!
If you don't do that, NETBEANS WON'T LOAD THIS MODULE BECAUSE OF JMF's MISSING CLASSES!!!!!!!!!

WARNING: I've noticed some mp3 files throw exceptions when loading.
(More specifically, a java.lang.NullPointerException in the method
"javax.media.Manager.blockingCall", called inside "javax.media.Manager.createRealizedPlayer"
which is the one that creates the JMF player object)
When I looked inside NB log file, I encounter this message:

"ERROR: Unable to realize com.sun.media.amovie.AMController"

I Googled this, and I found this issue is thrown when the media decoder selected
to play the file doesn't support the specific encoding used by this one.
(combination of bitrate, audio frequency, frames per second, etc.)

So, if you experienced this, PLEASE DON'T BLAME THE MODULE! This is a JMF problem.

3. I REALIZED PLAYBACK OF SOME MEDIA FILES COULD DEPEND ON SYSTEM SECURITY ISSUES
(IF YOU SEE THE IDE'S LOG FILE, YOU MAY ENCOUNTER A java.io.IOException
WITH THE MESSAGE "PERMISSION DENIED") AND/OR JMF'S NATIVE SUPPORT
(BUGS, SUPPORTED MEDIA FILE TYPES, ETC.) THAT'S WHY I LIMITED THE LIST OF
SUPPORTED MEDIA FILE TYPES WITH THE ONES I SUCCESSFULLY TESTED.
** THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DEAL WITH THIS IN THE MODULE'S SOURCE CODE!!!! **
(OR AT LEAST, I DON'T KNOW HOW. IF ANYBODY WHO TESTED THIS PLUGIN HAS
SEEN THIS ISSUES AND KNOW AND/OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE THEM,
I'D APPRECIATE TO TELL ME - MY EMAIL: elcocolio@hotmail.com, OR IN A COMMENT
HERE -, SO I CAN IMPLEMENT A WORKAROUND FOR EACH ONE)

History version

v2.1.3

1. Bug fix: Playlist saving options threw a "java.lang.ClassCastException" when they were executed.

v2.1.4

1. Bug fix: The module can manage playback exceptions properly, but It completely shuts down the player in the process, so the playlist must be restarted. Now, It will try to continue with the next track after the exception is handled. v2.1.2

1. Bug fix: container table of playlist tracks was not properly updating when removing a row.
2. Bug fix: shuffle mode option was shifting erratically.
3. Compiled now with JDK 1.6_u6 (Versions previously uploaded were compiled with JDK 1.5_u9). I expect this move solves the WinVista installation issue.

v2.1

1. Media player control panel was reorganized.
2. New option in playlist manager's "Playlist Management" menu: "Save Changes". It allows to save modifications to the current playlist.

v2.0

1. Optimizations made to media player's GUI's layout updating process.
2. Inclusion of accelerator key support in playlist GUI dialog.
3. Scrollable playlist (The module allows navigation through media files)
4. Shuffle playback mode (media files are played at random in this mode)

v1.0

Initial version.