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Remove app usage as a pre-made widget

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This seemed like a good idea when the app still used GTK3, but GTK4 already has a built-in video widget. Maintaning this single functionality would be hard and I cannot promise a stable API anyway. The app main and only purpose will be a video player from now on.
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# Clapper
A GNOME media player build using [GJS](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs) with [GTK4](https://www.gtk.org) toolkit. The media player is using GStreamer [GstPlayer API](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/player/gstplayer) as a media backend and renders everything via [OpenGL](https://www.opengl.org). Can also be used as a pre-made widget for [GTK](https://www.gtk.org) apps.
A GNOME media player build using [GJS](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs) with [GTK4](https://www.gtk.org) toolkit. The media player is using GStreamer [GstPlayer API](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/player/gstplayer) as a media backend and renders everything via [OpenGL](https://www.opengl.org).
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<img src="https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper/raw/master/media/screenshot-windowed-mode.png"><br>
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* Chapters on progress bar
## Installation from Flatpak (recommended)
The `Flatpak` package includes all required dependencies and codecs. Additionally it also has a few patches, thus some functionalities work better (or are only available) in `Flatpak` version (until my changes are accepted upstream). It is provided as an easy "just install and use" solution.
The `Flatpak` package includes all required dependencies and codecs.
Additionally it also has a few patches, thus some functionalities work better (or are only available) in `Flatpak` version (until my changes are accepted upstream).
It is provided as an easy "just install and use" solution.
```sh
flatpak install https://rafostar.github.io/flatpak/com.github.rafostar.Clapper.flatpakref
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#### Arch Linux
You can get Clapper from the AUR: [clapper-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/clapper-git)
**Important:** If you build `Clapper` from source code or install it using any other packaging system than `Flatpak`, you will still need some additional `GStreamer` elements and patches that are not upstreamed in `GStreamer` source code yet. The requirements and how to build from git source code are described in the [wiki](https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper/wiki#installation-from-source-code).
**Important:** If you build `Clapper` from source code or install it using any other packaging system than `Flatpak`, you will still need some additional `GStreamer` elements and patches that are not upstreamed in `GStreamer` source code yet.
The requirements and how to build from git source code are described in the [wiki](https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper/wiki#installation-from-source-code).
## Q&A
**Q:** Does using `GJS` negatively impact video performance?<br>
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All these libs are acting "on their own" and no function calls from `GJS` related to video decoding and rendering are performed during playback.
**Q:** What settings should I set to maximize performance?<br>
**A:** As of now, player works best on `Wayland` session. `Wayland` users might want to try enabling the experimental `vah264dec` plugin for improved performance (this plugin does not work on `Xorg` right now) for standard (8-bit) `H.264` videos. It can be enabled from inside player preferences dialog inside `Advanced -> GStreamer` tab using customizable `Plugin Ranking` feature. Since the whole app is rendered using your GPU, users of VERY weak GPUs might try to disable the "render window shadows" option to have more GPU power available for non-fullscreen video rendering.
**A:** As of now, player works best on `Wayland` session. `Wayland` users might want to try enabling the experimental `vah264dec` plugin for improved performance (this plugin does not work on `Xorg` right now) for standard (8-bit) `H.264` videos.
It can be enabled from inside player preferences dialog inside `Advanced -> GStreamer` tab using customizable `Plugin Ranking` feature.
Since the whole app is rendered using your GPU, users of VERY weak GPUs might try to disable the "render window shadows" option to have more GPU power available for non-fullscreen video rendering.
## Special Thanks
Many thanks to [sp1ritCS](https://github.com/sp1ritCS) for creating and maintaining package build files.