[MPlayer-users] 12 thoughts about MPlayer

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Things that i have thought about for 4 months regarding mplayer:
> (I use MPlayer 0.60, Linux 2.4.18)
it's TOO old

>  1:
> Some PAL SVCD and PAL VCD will get wrong aspect ratio, at least in
> 1600x1200. I use vo=xmga. Where can I upload an example so you can
> judge for yourself whats wrong?
it's in the docs

> If i play them with -x 1600 -y 950 then they will have the right aspect
you probably want to read docs about -screenaspect switch

>  3:
> q works when the video is playing, not when its done, then only esc works.
heh?
whan its' done it quits without having to press any key

>  4:
> The "close" button at the ViDEO window doesnt work at all in the GUI.
gui was very alpha in 0.60

>  5:
> I cant get the playlist to work at all. Should it work?
no

>  6:
> [iocc at flashdance iocc]$ du .xsession-errors
> 98M     .xsession-errors
> This is just 19 days. hmm, can the output from mplayer be disabled? -quiet
> option maybe? And an option for that in the config file.
i don't think its' doen by mplayer
...

ignoring gui related things
gui has been rewritten since 0.60

>  A:
> Like in XMMS, click in the "how long have you played now" place to show how
> much time that is left would be a great feature.
read FAQ

>  B:
> Mplayer cant handle a to long PATH and that PATH is quite short i think.
it can

> I guess it like 100 chars or something like that. This was to long:
not limited

> I followed the Matrox-TVOUT-HOWTO-0.1.txt HOWTO on what to enable in the
what the heck is it?

> kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
> 00000000
> kernel:  printing eip:
> kernel: <blabla, error>
> kernel: Process modprobe (pid: 6855, stackpage=cc855000)
> kernel: <blabla, error>

don;t crosspost. it was posted to matrox list too, and is offtopic here

>  PS. I like Mplayer very much and really appreciate your work with Mplayer,
>      i use Mplayer alot.
then it worth to read the docs too...


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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