[MPlayer-users] Star Trek Nemesis trailer in WMV

[Bob Lockie]

Bob Lockie wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I'm trying to get this (presumably) Windows media player file to work:
> http://a212.m.akastream.net/7/212/7665/v001/paramount.download.akamai.com/7665/streams/promo/nemesis_trailer_300.wmv
>
> I got the latest code from CVS and did:
> ./configure --enable-gui --enable-qtx-codecs
>
> It said and then I did make and make install.
> Config files successfully generated by ./configure !
>
>  Install prefix: /usr/local
>  Data directory: /usr/local/share/mplayer
>  Config direct.: /usr/local/etc/mplayer
>
>  Byte order: Little Endian
>  Optimizing for: i686 mmx mmx2 3dnow 3dnowex mtrr
>
>  Enabled optional drivers:
>    Input: streaming tv-v4l tv cdda mpdvdkit2 vcd
>    Codecs: qtx divx5linux libdv xanim dshow/dmo win32 libvorbis libmad
>    Audio output: alsa9 arts oss sdl mpegpes(file)
>    Video output: xvidix sdl vesa gif89a jpeg png mpegpes(file) svga 
> xmga mga opengl dga xv x11
>  Disabled optional drivers:
>    Input: tv-bsdbt848 dvdnav dvdread dvdcss
>    Codecs: divx4linux xvid libavcodec real liblzo
>    Audio output: sgi sun dxr2 nas win32
>    Video output: bl zr dxr3 dxr2 directx fbdev aa ggi
>
> When I tried to load that file I got a dialog saying:
> "Playing /root/Desktop/nemesis_trailer_300.wmv
> ============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported 
> =============
> === If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the 
> author! ===".
>
> What did I miss?
>
Mmm, the file only contains:
"[Reference]
Ref1=http://64.152.216.93:80/7/212/7665/v001/paramount.download.akamai.com/7665/streams/promo/nemesis_trailer_300.wmv".
Maybe it is some form of streaming technology.

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