JMF and SWT

This has probably been discussed a million times but I'm really struggling with it. I'm creating an SWT application built on the eclipse rcp, and I'm trying to add a video player to a view.
I have been trying to add a MediaPlayer bean to the view, that will for the time being, just play a short clip from my hard-drive. I've created a new AWT frame for it to live in, and have successfully managed to add this to the view.
However, when I try and add my MediaPlayer bean, I am faced with the following exception:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/media/bean/playerbean/MediaPlayerThe jmf.jar has been added to my project, and I have added the following to my product VM arguments:
-Djava.library.path=C:\\WINDOWS\\system32Can anyone help me out with fixing this problem?

Did you eventually get this to work?
I am looking at developing a simple bespoke player using SWT and JMF and was wondering if you could give me any pointers to start,
Thanks
Jonathan

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30 com.apple.WebCore 0x958f1fac KHTMLPart::checkEmitLoadEvent() + 524
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51 com.apple.AppKit 0x937d587c NSApplicationMain + 452
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53 com.apple.Safari 0x0005c624 0x1000 + 374308
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Model: PowerBook5,4, BootROM 4.8.6f0, 1 processors, PowerPC G4 (1.1), 1.5 GHz, 1.25 GB
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, ATY,RV360M11, AGP, 64 MB
Memory Module: SODIMM0/J25LOWER, 256 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC2700U-25330
Memory Module: SODIMM1/J25UPPER, 1 GB, DDR SDRAM, PC2700U-25330
AirPort: AirPort Extreme, 405.1 (3.90.34.0.p18)
Modem: Jump, , V.92, Version 1.0,
Bluetooth: Version 1.7.8f2, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
PCI Card: TXN,PCIXXXX-00, cardbus, PC Card
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-825, 791.07 MB
Parallel ATA Device: FUJITSU MHT2080AT, 74.53 GB
USB Device: Hub, , Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Mass Storage Device, Generic, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Cypress AT2LP RC7, , Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: USB OpticalWheel Mouse, , Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: USB Mass Storage Device, Myson Century, Inc., Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth HCI, , Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
FireWire Device: PL-3507C Drive, Prolific, Up to 400 Mb/sec
Powerbook G4 15" 1.5 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8) All automatical updates performed

Sometimes the automatic Software Update mechanism built into Mac OS X fails to display appropriate, available updates, or fails to properly apply updates that have been successfully downloaded. It also is sometimes inaccessible via its normal location in the Apple menu.
"Grayed-Out" Software Update menu item Generally, Software Update can be universally accessed via the Apple menu. In some cases however -- sometimes after a major system update -- the Software Update menu item appears in a grey shade indicating that it cannot be selected
The most consistent workaround for this issue has been clearing of system caches -- a task easily accomplished with a tool like Panther Cache Cleaner.
Unable to apply updates Some users are presented with a permissions error referring to the directory: "/tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate." when attempting to check for new updates, install updates, or launch the Software Update application.
There are a number of causes for, and solutions to this issue.
Moved applications First, if you have moved any Apple applications from their original locations inside the "Applications" folder, Software Update may not be able to locate them. Make sure to leave Apple-installed applications where they are originally installed.
Permissions repairs Next, try using Apple's Disk Utility (located in Applications/Utilities) to repair permissions, then try running Software Update again. This works for a high percentage of afflicted systems. Failing this, try starting up from your Mac OS X CD/DVD and repairing permissions again.
Deleting Receipts In some cases, the issue can be resolved by deleting one or a handful of files inside the Mac OS X Library folder. Try deleting the "receipt(s)" that corresponds to the application or Mac OS X version you are attempting to install (i.e. iPhotoUpdate403.pkg or MacOSXUpdate10.3.8.pkg). The receipts are located in /Library/Receipts, and appear as .pkg files (these files tell Software Update whether or not a specific update has been installed).
Modifying permissions A somewhat more tedious process involves using the tool BatChmod to modify folder permissions for the "/tmp/501" directory implicated by the error message mentioned above. Use the Finder to search for names containing 501 or 502 (depending on your error message) with second criteria both visible and invisible then drag the enclosing invisible Temp folder on to the BatChmod icon and select the 'Apply Ownership and Privileges' then press apply 'Apply' button.
tar missing (Developer Tools uninstalled) In some cases, applications critical to Software update -- in particular tar and pax may be missing from your Mac OS X installation. In order to make sure that these applications to indeed reside on your startup drive, you may want to try an Archive and Install process, restoring these critical components that may have been otherwise damaged.
This problem can occur, for instance, if you previously installed XCode and then used the XCode Tools uninstaller. The uninstaller may mistakenly break the tar utility, causing Software Update to fail. Reinstalling the XCode Tools from the Panther CD can cause this issue.
Logical link broken In other cases, the logical link for the /tmp directory may be broken. Entering the following commands through the Terminal application (located in Applications/Utilities on a standard Mac OS X installation) usually resolves this problem (note that you will be asked for your administrator password):
sudo mv /tmp /tmp_old
sudo ln -s /private/tmp /tmp
Waiting Finally simply waiting and trying the update again at a later time has proved successful for a number of users.
Of course, if the update is available from Apple's software download page, you can obtain the appropriate installers via this route until you can solve the issue with Software Update.

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