> On 3/29/06, Nat Gross <nat101l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi;
>> I have read and reread.... all kinds of info on mplayer codecs.
>> Simple question(s).
>> 1) WHERE do I install the codec(s)? Is it just a matter of a file copy?
>> 2) WHICH codec do I need for wmv, avi, and mpeg files? (The mplayer
>> site lists all kinds of details on so many codecs! But no info for a
>> newbie.)
>> 3) Do I *need* to involve Firefox in the mix?
>>
>> This, on FC5 32-bit, 2ghz machine.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> -nat
>
> For the good or....
> This is what I did:
> 1. rm /usr/lib/win32/*
> 2. rm /usr/local/lib/codecs/
> 3. yum remove mplayer
> 4. freshrpms.repo, enable=0
> 5. installed the new fc5 livna enablling rpm.
> 6. yum install mplayer mplayer-gui mplayer-skins mplayerplug-in
> Now, # rpm -qa | grep mplayer
> mplayer-skins-1.4-1.lvn5
> mplayer-1.0-0.37.pre7try2.lvn5
> mplayer-fonts-1.1-3.lvn5
> mplayerplug-in-3.21-1.lvn5
>
> However, now it wants me to pass it parameters, if I type
> #mplayer, I get:
> MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-rpm.livna.org-4.1.0 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster (Family: 8, Stepping: 4)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
>
>
> Usage: mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename
>
> Basic options: (complete list in the man page)
> -vo <drv[:dev]> select video output driver & device ('-vo help' for a
> list)
> -ao <drv[:dev]> select audio output driver & device ('-ao help' for a
> list)
> vcd://<trackno> play (S)VCD (Super Video CD) track (raw device, no
> mount)
> dvd://<titleno> play DVD title from device instead of plain file
> -alang/-slang select DVD audio/subtitle language (by 2-char country
> code)
> -ss <timepos> seek to given (seconds or hh:mm:ss) position
> -nosound do not play sound
> -fs fullscreen playback (or -vm, -zoom, details in the man
> page)
> -x <x> -y <y> set display resolution (for use with -vm or -zoom)
> -sub <file> specify subtitle file to use (also see -subfps,
> -subdelay)
> -playlist <file> specify playlist file
> -vid x -aid y select video (x) and audio (y) stream to play
> -fps x -srate y change video (x fps) and audio (y Hz) rate
> -pp <quality> enable postprocessing filter (details in the man page)
> -framedrop enable frame dropping (for slow machines)
> ....
> First off, I do not know what options to use.
> Secondly, for each movie type I will have to use diferent parameters?
> Third, its not part of the gui any longer; can't right-click and
> choose 'play in mplayer'.
> Fourth, What about Firefox?
>
> Thank you all, and please help me thru here.
> nat
>
> --
Hey,
the only parameter you have to give is the filename of the movie you wanna
watch: mplayer moviename.mpg -> thats all....
why not using mplayer in the gui? you can open it should be soemewhere in
the multimedia section of gnome...it doesnt seem that you installed the
gui... yum -y install mplayer-gui, this should make it available in gnome
too...
HTH
Roger
