Phonon/FeatureMatrix
< Phonon
| Feature | GStreamer | VLC |
|---|---|---|
| AbstractMediaStreaming | Yes | Yes |
| AudioDataOutput | Yes | No [1] |
| AudioOutput | Yes | Yes |
| Effect | Yes | No [1] |
| MediaObject | Yes | Yes |
| MediaObject (gapless transition) | Partial [2] | No [1] |
| MediaController (Angles) | Yes | No [1] [3] |
| MediaController (Chapters) | Yes | Yes |
| MediaController (Navigations) | Yes | Yes |
| MediaController (Subtitles) | Yes | Partial [1] [4] |
| MediaController (Titles) | Yes | Yes |
| MediaSource (BluRay) | No | Yes |
| VideoDataOutput | Yes | Yes |
| VideoWidget | Yes | Yes [5] |
| VideoWidget (Implicit Surface Render - QGraphicsScene) | Yes | Yes |
| VolumeFaderEffect | Yes | No [1] |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Upstream limitation.
- ↑ Due to timing issues sources must play longer than a couple of seconds for gapless to work.
- ↑ Angles is a feature used by approximately 3 DVDs.
- ↑ Explicit setting of font is not working as expected in at least VLC 2.0.
- ↑ Minor limitation of crop/scaling features.
| Operating System | GStreamer | VLC |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Mac OS X | No | Yes |
| Windows | No | Yes |