Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:22:05 +0100 From: "Danny Pansters" <danny@ricin.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: streaming video Message-ID: <200712122322.05596.danny@ricin.com> In-Reply-To: <4760550D.8080204@chuckr.org> References: <475DBEBC.1060805@chuckr.org> <c39ec84c0712121307t1d8f1748v24a759803e9ab547@mail.gmail.com> <4760550D.8080204@chuckr.org>
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On Wednesday 12 December 2007 22:39:25 you wrote: > usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > > Chuck, > > > > On Dec 12, 2007 9:22 PM, Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote: > >> Danny Pansters wrote: > >>> On Monday 10 December 2007 23:33:32 Chuck Robey wrote: > >>>> I can't figure out how to get streaming video (as exemplified by the > >>>> links on this page: http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/public/ ) to > >>>> display. I have buiolt a host of dvd ports, they all seemm to show > >>>> dvd's fine, but I can't figure out how to get one of the links on that > >>>> page to kick off a program to show stuff. This isn't flash. Also, I > >>>> do get a popup asking me what to do with this contentm but no matter > >>>> what program I gove it (suck as xine, vlc, totem, gxine, or gxanim, > >>>> others) nothing displays beyond the program's startup (the one I ca;; > >>>> just opens a window and grins stupidly at me). > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >>>> "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >>> > >>> rm = realmedia, you can play it with realplayer or with > >>> (k)mplayer/xine/... if you have enabled the real codecs for them > >>> (possibly also need the win32 codecs, they also contain some of older > >>> the real codecs IIRC). > >>> > >>> e.g. > >>> cd /usr/ports/multimedia/linux-realplayer && make install clean > >>> > >>> or > >>> cd /usr/ports/multimedia/mplayer > >>> make config (and enable the real support) > >>> make install clean > >>> > >>> I'm not sure if maybe the java applets on that website intend to embed > >>> the video (if that is so, it works poorly I reckon ;-) > >> > >> No, you misunderstood me, I have the tools, I just can't seem ever to > >> get them to work, when initiated from Seamonkey'spopup which asks me how > >> to handle it. I know that setting the correct mime type would help (and > >> that info would be of use) but that's why I gave the sample video url, > >> so folks could tell me why I can't just kick off (for example) either > >> xine or maybe totem. Nothing works -- I mean, the windows of the > >> executable I am calling open up, but no video appears, even if I wait a > >> while for download (and I have quite a lot of bandwidth). > >> > >> I don't need the toolnames, I need to figure out how to get them to work > >> with the browser. > > > > you need to install mplayer-plugin ( /usr/ports/www/mplayer-plugin ). > > > > nasa works for me ( firefox + mplayer-plugin ) > > Well, that's one way to do it, but AGAIN it isnt' answering my question. > Look, when I get a pdf file, I tell it to kick off xpdf, not > "xpdf.plugin" and when the popup asks me how to handle it, I say to use > xpdf, and it works fine. I want to get the equivalent behavior for > video. The plugin info is nice, but not what I'm shooting for. Can you > see what I'm going for here? Is it possible that there might just have been nothing on when you tried? I also saw all black screens back then. I'm using it now and both the java applets as realplayer (clicked link) work. Posted a screenie at http://freebsd.ricin.com/nasa_realvideo.png HTH, Dan
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