MPlayer - configuring

[Cian Duffy]

Quicktime is architechturally not a streaming format. However, it is
used sometimes. Its very well reverse engineered, with all commonly
used codecs bar Apple's latest sound one being supported by both VLC
and mplayer

Cian


On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:44:48 -0600, Andrew Zschetzsche
<zsche004 at mrs.umn.edu> wrote:
> Or possibly Apple's Quicktime.  If it is so, I remember something like
> OpenQuickTime or something as I was attempting to install Gentoo a while
> back.  But I've never tried it (yet, it just got added to my YDL to-do
> list).  That sounds like something I'd boot into OS X for.
> 
> -Andy Zschetzsche
> 
> 
> On 1/8/05 12:20 PM, "Cian Duffy" <myob87 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Firstly, streaming video is probably Windows Media 10 these days, so
> > it won't play on Linux PPC. For RealPlayer, just use the real
> > RealPlayer 10 for Linux PPC, it'll work better than mplayer.
> >
> > Secondly, nVidia's Linux drivers are for x86 only.
> >
> > Cian
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 10:10:34 -0800, DON J MARTINO
> > <dmartino at lausd.k12.ca.us> wrote:
> >> A stupid question -- I built Mplayer with no problems  -- but I can't get it
> >> to play streamed video (it will play streamed audio). I added codecs for rp8
> >> and rp10 to no avail.
> >>
> >> My question is how do you enable and disable drivers as Dr. Sacco talked
> >> about?
> >>
> >> Perhaps the problem is my video card (Nvidia). Should I download linux driver
> >> from nvidia? I have a G4.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help of suggestions!
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message -------------
> >> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:55:53 -0800
> >> From: "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D." <joseph_sacco at comcast.net>
> >> To: Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List
> >> <yellowdog-general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> >> Subject: Building MPlayer 1.0-pre6a under YDL-4.0 [LONG]
> >>
> >>> I have "successfully" built the latest version of MPlayer
> >>>
> >>>       http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/news.html
> >>>
> >>> under YDL-4.0. The build required fixing some include files, which will
> >>> be discussed below.  I "tested" MPlayer using an mp4 file containing the
> >>> movie trailer for "Jurassic  Park". Both the sound and the video
> >>> "worked" as did the controls for the player.  Beyond running an mp4
> >>> file, I have not tested any of its other capabilities. Hopefully others
> >>> on the list who have access to files in the various supported formats
> >>> will exercise the application.
> >>>
> >>>        Enabled optional drivers:
> >>>        -------------------------
> >>>        Input: ftp network tv-v4l2 tv-v4l edl tv matroska cdda mpdvdkit2
> >>>        vcd dvb smb
> >>>
> >>>        Codecs: libdv libavcodec real xanim faad2(internal) libmpeg2
> >>>        liba52 mp3lib libtheora libvorbis libmad gif
> >>>
> >>>        Audio output: alsa esd arts oss sdl mpegpes(dvb)
> >>>
> >>>        Video output: xvidix cvidix sdl gif89a md5sum pnm jpeg png
> >>>        mpegpes(dvb) fbdev caca aa opengl dga xv x11 xover tga
> >>>
> >>>        Audio filters:
> >>>
> >>>        Disabled optional drivers:
> >>>        --------------------------
> >>>        Input: tv-bsdbt848 live.com dvdread
> >>>
> >>>        Codecs: qtx opendivx x264 xvid dshow/dmo win32 libdts toolame
> >>>        liblzo
> >>>
> >>>        Audio output: sgi sun jack polyp dxr2 nas dsound win32 macosx
> >>>
> >>>        Video output: winvidix bl zr zr2 dxr3 dxr2 directx vesa svga
> >>>        ggi      xmga mga xvmc directfb tdfx_vid tdfxfb 3dfx quartz
> >>>
> >>>        Audio filters: ladspa
> >>
> >> Sorry, I sent this to Dr. Sacco's email by mistake.
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> 
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