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 | Mime |
| 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 | image/gif |
| gifrender.so | GIF Renderer | renders GIF files | image/gif |
| hxsdp.so | |||
| hxxml.so | |||
| i420render.so | |||
| imaprender.so | |||
| imgfformat.so | |||
| imgrender.so | |||
| jpgfformat.so | JPG File Format | image/jpeg | |
| jpgrender.so | JPG Renderer | image/jpeg | |
| mpgfformat.so | |||
| ngtfformat.so | |||
| oggfformat.so | OGG File format | audio/ogg, video/ogg | |
| pcmrend.so | |||
| pngfformat.so | PNG File Format | ||
| pngrender.so | PNG Renderer | ||
| raac.so | |||
| ralf.so | |||
| ramfformat.so | RAM File Format | application/ram | |
| ramrender.so | application/ram | ||
| rarender.so | Real Audio Renderer | ||
| rmfformat.so | Real Media File Format | ||
| rpfformat.so | RealPix File Format | ||
| rpgifplin.so | RealPix GIF Plugin | image/gif | |
| rpjpgplin.so | RealPix JPG Plugin | image/jpg | |
| rppngplin.so | RealPix PNG Plugin | image/png | |
| rprender.so | RealPix Renderer | image/vnd.rn-realpix | |
| rtfformat.so | RealText File Format | text/vnd.rn-realtext | |
| rtrender.so | RealText Renderer | text/vnd.rn-realtext | |
| rtspclnt.so | RTSP Client | ||
| rtspfformat.so | RTSP FileFormat | ||
| rv10.so | |||
| rv20.so | |||
| rv30.so | |||
| rv40.so | |||
| rvrender.so | RealVideo Renderer | video/vnd.rn-realvideo | |
| sdpplin.so | |||
| sipr.so | |||
| smlfformat.so | |||
| smlrender.so | |||
| smmrender.so | |||
| theorarend.so | Theora Renderer | video/x-theora+ogg | |
| tonerend.so | |||
| vorbisrend.so | Vorbis Renderer | audio/x-vorbis+ogg | |
| wbmpfformat.so | Wireless Bitmap Fileformat | image/vnd.wap.wbmp | |
| wbmprend.so | Wireless Bitmap renderer | image/vnd.wap.wbmp |
