[gmpi] Re: gmpi Digest V1 #182
- From: "Ben Loftis" <ben@xxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:33:14 CST
>>What kind of metadata? Is it really easier to store meta-data outside the
>>plugin than to just ask the plugin?
>>
>YES, it's easier. You don't have to load, instantiate, and query the
>plugin if the info is available outside the plugin. I have one plugin
>that takes about 15 seconds to load.... and I have HUNDREDS of plugins.
>That could get very messy (IS very messy for me already with VST). I
>think an external plugin description is a MUST.
Let me point out that, if this truly is an issue, the smart host developers can
create their own registry system. It's not the core focus of GMPI. This is
yet another place where host developers can separate themselves form others,
while still maintaining interoperability.
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