From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 12 22:37:58 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51A1D16A418 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:37:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@ricin.com) Received: from smtpq1.groni1.gr.home.nl (smtpq1.groni1.gr.home.nl [213.51.130.200]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7EE113C44B for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:37:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@ricin.com) Received: from [213.51.130.189] (port=55221 helo=smtp2.groni1.gr.home.nl) by smtpq1.groni1.gr.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J2Zyc-0005bz-7D; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:22:50 +0100 Received: from cp1228410-a.dbsch1.nb.home.nl ([84.27.157.163]:57661 helo=desktop.homenet) by smtp2.groni1.gr.home.nl with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J2Zya-0000W3-BK; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:22:50 +0100 Received: by desktop.homenet (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:22:05 +0100 From: "Danny Pansters" To: Chuck Robey Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:22:05 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <475DBEBC.1060805@chuckr.org> <4760550D.8080204@chuckr.org> In-Reply-To: <4760550D.8080204@chuckr.org> X-Face: (Zs+'ncTcchkOX|~t6{?Iii=O!G#WEK!+OD0|-F=i%1pvP5V_Sz4PaJC8o)=?utf-8?q?MiSnH/JMJFy=0A=09oBN-My?=, v":S7, (=?utf-8?q?mmkPm=27U=7BMgT+eM=2EBd=5Cp/P!dr=5DhOTXqpse21O!=25Ct=60SE=2EOodq?= =?utf-8?q?=5Dry=5E=23kU=5E=0A=09-?=GT.[8D}i$6P>=" =?utf-8?q?=23=0A=09*J+4d=7E?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200712122322.05596.danny@ricin.com> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: streaming video X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:37:58 -0000 On Wednesday 12 December 2007 22:39:25 you wrote: > usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > > Chuck, > > > > On Dec 12, 2007 9:22 PM, Chuck Robey 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