Helix Plugins
Helix Plugins
This is a list of shared object files that contain helix plugins. This list is not exhaustive but should contain most plugins.
Engine
These plugins make up the helix engine. They all perform a specific function.
| File | Name | Description | License |
| authmgr.so | Authentication manager | ||
| clbascauth.so | |||
| clntxres.so | |||
| colorcvt.so | Color Converter | Plugin contains functions for converting between different types of color formats (ie. YUV -> RGB) | |
| httpfsys.so | HTTP File System | Plugin for dealing with files retrived via the HTTP protocol | |
| hxplay.so | HXPlay | Python extensions for the helix media player | GPL / RPSL |
| hxmedpltfm.so | |||
| hxmedplyeng.so | |||
| hxnetwksvc.so | |||
| memfsys.so | Memory Filesystem | Reads media stored in memory | |
| rn5auth.so | |||
| smplfsys.so | Simple Filesystem | Plugin for reading files from the local filesystem | |
| vidsite.so | Video Site | Plugin for handling video output. Handles both creating windows and video overlays. |
File Formats, Renderers, and Codecs
"Codecs" in helix are broken into pieces to make a more extensible system.
- File format plugins read a specific type of container file.
- Renderer plugins decode a specific media format.
- Encoder/Decoders are used by renderer plugins.
For any media format that you wish to support you must have plugins to read the container and render the format.
| File | Format | Description | License | Mime | Royalty Free |
| amrn.so | |||||
| amrw.so | |||||
| atrc.so | |||||
| audplin.so | |||||
| aufformat.so | |||||
| avc1.so | |||||
| avifformat.so | |||||
| cook.so | |||||
| dmp4.so | |||||
| drv1.so | Real Video 1.0 decoder | ||||
| drv2.so | Real Video G2 decoder | ||||
| drvc.so | |||||
| giffformat.so | GIF File Format | Reads GIF files | |||
| gifrender.so | GIF Renderer | renders GIF files | |||
| hxsdp.so | |||||
| hxxml.so | |||||
| i420render.so | |||||
| imaprender.so | |||||
| imgfformat.so | |||||
| imgrender.so | |||||
| jpgfformat.so | JPG File Format | ||||
| jpgrender.so | JPG Renderer | ||||
| mpgfformat.so | |||||
| ngtfformat.so | |||||
| oggfformat.so | OGG File format | ||||
| pcmrend.so | |||||
| pngfformat.so | PNG File Format | ||||
| pngrender.so | PNG Renderer | ||||
| raac.so | |||||
| ralf.so | |||||
| ramfformat.so | RAM File Format | ||||
| ramrender.so | |||||
| rarender.so | Real Audio Renderer | ||||
| rmfformat.so | Real Media File Format | ||||
| rpfformat.so | RealPix File Format | ||||
| rpgifplin.so | RealPix GIF Plugin | ||||
| rpjpgplin.so | RealPix JPG Plugin | ||||
| rppngplin.so | RealPix PNG Plugin | ||||
| rprender.so | RealPix Renderer | ||||
| rtfformat.so | RealText File Format | ||||
| rtrender.so | RealText Renderer | ||||
| rtspclnt.so | RTSP Client | ||||
| rtspfformat.so | RTSP FileFormat | ||||
| rv10.so | |||||
| rv20.so | |||||
| rv30.so | |||||
| rv40.so | |||||
| rvrender.so | RealVideo Renderer | ||||
| sdpplin.so | |||||
| sipr.so | |||||
| smlfformat.so | |||||
| smlrender.so | |||||
| smmrender.so | |||||
| theorarend.so | Theora Renderer | ||||
| tonerend.so | |||||
| vorbisrend.so | Vorbis Renderer | ||||
| wbmpfformat.so | Wireless Bitmap Fileformat | ||||
| wbmprend.so | Wireless Bitmap renderer |
