On Sat January 19 2008 06:04:25 Tim wrote: > On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 06:27 +0000, dexter wrote: > > http://www8.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/windows-essential-200710 > >07.zip > > > > or install Realplayer for linux, copy the codecs remove realplayer > > sorted. > > I'm curious why you suggest to install the windows-essential archive > rather than the Linux one? Have you noticed any difference in > behaviour? Good question, now I think about it I don't know. Ahh(/me scans the thread) the OP was looking for drv33260.dll the windows equivalent of drv3.so.6.0. Sometimes I'll test both Linux & windows codecs for picture quality especially when watching the STS missions (nasa-tv) I've seen marked differences at times, Linux is the default. > The website says that one should pick the package meant for your CPU and > OS. I can see a few differences in the archive contents, ones that each > other doesn't have: > > Linux has > drvc.so > dspr.so.6.0 > sipr.so.6.0 > tokf.s.6.0 > tokr.so.6.0 > vid_3ivX.xa > > Windows has > drv33260.dll > drv43260.dll > pncrt.dll > sipr3260.dll > tokr3260.dll > vmnc.dll > > I never did manage to get Linux to properly play a real media file that > I tried, a while ago, no matter what I did. It would play sound, but > not the picture. I eventually got mplayer installed on Windows Vista to > play it, though. Vista, Vista well you let the side down I'm afraid :-) No seriously I'm streaming patrick as we speak not the link you point to as I watched that on tv here in the uk the cosmic debris link (no difference codecs wise) > > This clip: > <http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/science/space/realmedia/skyatnigh >t_dec07?size=16x9&bgc=000000&nbram=1&bbram=1> > > Found on this page: > <http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/spaceguide/skyatnight/proginfo.shtml> nice page, bookmarked. All these codecs will play the links: rv3040 rv3040win rv40 rv40win. I always make use the cache & bandwidth options when streaming realvideo on the command line (see other post) or get mplayerplug-in (point'n click) and watch from firefox. $mplayer -cache 128 -vc rv3040 -bandwidth 4000000 \ rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/science/space/bb/skyatnight_jan08_16x9_bb.rm -vc is not needed generally if you put the codecs were mplayer will find them. post back with the command line used if you get stuck. ...dex
