Re: [Howto] Successfully install the svn MPlayer under Hardy Heron
Thanks for the prompt response.
When i open the video file in mplayer (by right-clicking on the file and then selecting "play with mplayer", i get an error:
Error opening/initialising video_out (-vo) device
But when I used the command you gave,
mplayer -v file.avi
it played properly.
Re: [Howto] Successfully install the svn MPlayer under Hardy Heron
Hi iRoounak,
Originally Posted by iRounak
When i open the video file in mplayer (by right-clicking on the file and then selecting "play with mplayer", i get an error:
Error opening/initialising video_out (-vo) device
But when I used the command you gave,
Code:
mplayer -v file.avi
it played properly.
I wonder if you have several copies of MPlayer on your system? The option on right click should have been 'Open with..... SMPlayer', as the attached screenshot demonstrates. Can I ask which copy of MPlayer you are using? Perhaps try the following command which will demonstrate if there is more than one:
Re: [Howto] Successfully install the svn MPlayer under Hardy Heron
Originally Posted by andrew.46
Hi iRoounak,
I wonder if you have several copies of MPlayer on your system? The option on right click should have been 'Open with..... SMPlayer', as the attached screenshot demonstrates. Can I ask which copy of MPlayer you are using? Perhaps try the following command which will demonstrate if there is more than one:
Code:
sudo find /usr -iname 'mplayer'
All the best,
Andrew
The result of the command is as follows:
/usr/share/menu/mplayer
/usr/share/doc/mplayer
/usr/share/mplayer
/usr/bin/mplayer
/usr/lib/mime/packages/mplayer
When I right-click, I get:
Enqueue in SMplayer
Mplayer media player
SMplayer
VLC
I just noticed that I don't get any errors if I use SMplayer.
Re: [Howto] Successfully install the svn MPlayer under Hardy Heron
Hi iRounak,
Originally Posted by iRounak
When I right-click, I get:
Code:
Enqueue in SMplayer
Mplayer media player
SMplayer
VLC
I just noticed that I don't get any errors if I use SMplayer.
Looks like the problem is with the default gui for MPlayer which is gmplayer. I would suggest you avoid gmplayer as it has not been developed for a while and debate continues amongst the developers about whether it should be abandoned or not. And if SMPlayer is playing your files well enough I suspect the problem is solved?
I will admit that I am getting a little lost though, is this the repository MPlayer from Karmic that you have installed?
All the best,
Andrew
Last edited by andrew.46; November 25th, 2009 at 03:13 AM.
Re: [Howto] Successfully install the svn MPlayer under Hardy Heron
I will admit that I am getting a little lost though, is this the repository MPlayer from Karmic that you have installed?
This is the problem really. I am not exactly sure what I did to get mplayer working.. Basically, I did not know that non-gui mplayer came along with Karmic. I installed mplayer first from Ubuntu Software Centre. Then I ran the command apt-get install mplayer. It would be better if I first remove mplayer completely and then use this:
Howto: Utilise the svn MPlayer to Improve Karmic Koala's 'mplayer-nogui' Package http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1305181
How should I completely remove mplayer from my system?
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