Xuggler installation

Question

I know this has been hashed over a bit on here, but I have an issue that hasn't been answered. I am attempting to install Xuggler plug it into Eclipse. I have no issues with the idea of adding it to my classpath, my issue is with getting my hands on the actual xuggle-xuggler-5.4.jar file. I've installed the one from the website, but there is only a zip folder, and not a jar file. I even tried to pack the file into a jar myself, but Eclipse wouldn't take it. I've looked everywhere in that zip folder and I haven't seen a jar file anywhere. Should just use the zip folder, or did I mess something up? I saw something where a guy had a xuggler file in his Program Files, but I don't have that.

EDIT:

I've been to the googleCode site given on the Xuggler website, and I've clicked on the one that says xuggle-xuggler-5.4.jar. For some reason, though, when I do this, it tries to install as a zip folder, not as a jar. Then it doesn't work in my classpath. When it installs as a zip, like it does in my case, there is no xuggle-xuggler-5.4.jar file on my computer. Instead, the file that was installed is now xuggle-xuggler-5.4.zip.

Answer 1

I don't use Eclipse myself, so I'm not familiar with your particular problem. I do use Xuggler however, and have successfully used the JAR found on their website. So here's just a couple of quick hints. I apologize if I am telling you things you already know.

• You can find jar-builds for Xuggler here. Somehow they chose to hide the link on their website somewhat.
• There have been previous questions on StackOverflow, such as this one, regarding instructions to add a JAR to an Eclipse project, which will automatically update the classpath and include the JAR during build.
• JAR's are in a format that was extended from ZIP, as can be read here. It is unfair to say that JAR files and ZIP files are the same, but you could open a JAR file like you would a ZIP file and read (some) of its content.
• Xuggler clearly states this on their website, but I missed it myself, so I thought I'd mention this. The xuggle-xuggler-5.4.jar can be used on any platform. Depending on the codecs you will be using, you might need some additional libraries. To save some disk space you could use xuggle-xuggler-noarch-5.4.jar and an appropriate xuggle-xuggler-arch-xxx.jar as a replacement for xuggle-xuggler-5.4.jar.