[SATLUG] Configuring a browser for streaming video

[Jonathan Hull]

Wow, I just noticed I have Mplayer on that list 3 times, hehe. Guess thats
what happens when you don't double check things.

On 4/4/07, Jonathan Hull <masterr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Another option if you would rather play it in mplayer natively is the
> "launchy" extension. It adds an extra menu to the right click menu that
> allows opening of links in various with various extrenal programs (in effect
> passing the URL to the program rather than downloading the file). With
> multimedia programs this in effect will stream the file.
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/81
>
> It's for Firefox, but it may work in Seamonkey/Mozilla as well. Also, it
> doesn't have any default programs on Linux so you have to give it a custom
> launchy.xml file with the programs you want to use. Here is mine:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <configurations xmlns=" http://launchy.mozdev.org/configurations">
>   <application>
>     <label>Mplayer</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/mplayer</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>GMplayer</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/gmplayer</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>Mplayer</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/mplayer</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>XMMS</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/xmms</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>BMP</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/beep-media-player</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>Mplayer</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/mplayer</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>Totem</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/totem</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>VLC</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/vlc</command>
>   </application>
>   <application>
>     <label>Gxine</label>
>     <type>3</type>
>     <command>/usr/bin/gxine</command>
>   </application>
> </configurations>
>
> Just save it as launchy.xml in your chrome directory and restart the
> browser. Then rightclick on the link to the file you want to open, select
> Launchy, then select the program you want to open it with.
>
> Maybe not quite what you wanted, but it's another option.
>
> --Jonathan Hull
>
> On 4/4/07, Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Bruce, there is a web plugin for MPlayer, you can get it here:
> >
> > http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/
> >
> > On 4/4/07, Bruce Dubbs < bruce.dubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have some .avi files out on a web site I manage that I want to play
> > > properly from my browser.  When I do:
> > >
> > > mplayer http://myurl. ..
> > >
> > > Everything works as expected.
> > >
> > > When I set up my browser (seamonkey, formerly known as mozilla), it
> > > insists on downloading the entire file before launching mplayer.  For
> > > these files, it takes a few minutes to do the download and I'd like to
> >
> > > get it to start playing without that delay.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how to set up a browser for streaming?
> > >
> > >   -- Bruce
> > >
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