Re: [pygame] movie size limit

[sashan <sashang@ihug.co.nz>]

> Unfortunately pygame.movie does not work very well at the moment.  
> SMPEG(the library that it uses) has movie playing issues.
>
> Lots of people seem to have this problem.  Maybe five people recently 
> on irc.  So perhaps a note in the docs about it not working well at 
> the moment would be good.
>
>
> """
> NOTE: Unfortunately pygame.movie does not work very well at the 
> moment.  SMPEG(the library that it uses) has movie playing , and mp3 
> playing issues.  If you are able; please help fix it, and report any 
> bugs you find.
> """
What about using libxine instead of smpeg? There is  a python wrapper 
for libxine http://pyxine.sourceforge.net/readme.html although it looks 
to be in its infancy