From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 12 22:43:40 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 8984116A419 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:43:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from usleepless@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51BE613C4CC for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:43:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from usleepless@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l8so252654nzf.13 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:43:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=S3WgvX0sRGgzr3FFgC/mtQQILwTGQEgmAhOWWOBfI6M=; b=fzMzO4g5flhGWbHIvzrqvLlpILTL7t0wJCEWVeLxtlYEJ7lvg6VkOSfb3bGiFtA2fOQBE30m2OPm4vXwBPBPIz4U/1CySQg3ztQcO9xYqebl5asNFAlX3JgVuQO87f7eoWHdlKgVC2Q7zUo2QcQpXzteeRBRJUqQq3npyYZUkU8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=jkv5kQVGtjBFGtEee4SLMODh7O0+Rtq5y8paxdxPWrfpPmTgy2rdxp5GGJgKmnlgv1qD2CQTrUU+l1vBdZ5TNf9fCbTJ7XwVG6l78iPdjmDyi+FHVc5O138FtYJLuWZIQbvFuUX9mNgJCTQ1iQlZsV86h10+c+Z3uy8fql1rcYM= Received: by 10.142.194.1 with SMTP id r1mr615832wff.123.1197499419098; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:43:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.178.14 with HTTP; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:43:39 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:43:39 +0100 From: usleepless@gmail.com To: "Chuck Robey" In-Reply-To: <4760550D.8080204@chuckr.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <475DBEBC.1060805@chuckr.org> <200712110013.16343.danny@ricin.com> <476042F2.7040707@chuckr.org> <4760550D.8080204@chuckr.org> 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 22:43:40 -0000 Sir, On Dec 12, 2007 10:39 PM, Chuck Robey 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? run the ".rm" links ( realmedia ) with "mplayer -playlist ". try in a console first. regards, usleep