I'm probably getting a little ahead of myself, but I was thinking today how one might render movie files in jme? Is such a thing possible? Is it possible to stream the loaded movie data into the back buffer of open gl? The movies don't necessary have to be compressed, avi format would be fine if they are only small < 1 minute cutscenes.
look into these 2 threads with the first being more relevant
http://www.jmonkeyengine.com/jmeforum/index.php?topic=2908.0
http://www.jmonkeyengine.com/jmeforum/index.php?topic=2867