>On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 10:35:47 -0500, Paul Davis wrote: >> >We also need to address:- will we support plugs operating in a >> >pseudo-static (visualiser / editor) mode of operation, "offline" hybrids >> >(including multipass and non-1:1 algorithms), or does GMPI only seek to >> >address realtime 1:1 or "pseudo-1:1" streaming at this stage? >> > >> >My suggestion would be to specify only realtime streaming for now as >> >that's the most urgent need, but to bear in mind the possibility of >> >visualisers and editors using the same data representation scheme and >> >broad API conventions in future. >> >> as i just mentioned, i don't think we care what the plugin does. it >> can do visualization, make candy based on the incoming audio signal, >> control a 3D polystyrene robot sculptor or whatever. from the >> perspective of the host, its a chunk of code that the host calls at >> the appropriate times, has zero or more inputs and zero or more >> outputs and obeys general RT scheduling: > >We do (or could) care if its not 1:1 or streaming, that makes a real >difference. I odnt think this has been mentioned so far, but I thought we >were cencerning ourselves with realtime plugins for now. ah, sorry i missed angus' key point i guess. sure, if a plugin has inputs and outputs, then they must be 1:1. doing anything else makes everybody's life harder, and with little gain, i think. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe