[MPlayer-users] mac-osx..works well? whatabout "binary" codecs?

[Kichigai Mentat]

On Mar 21, 2005, at 02.46, Gábor Farkas wrote:

> hi,
>
> i'm planning to switch from my i386 laptop to a powerbook..
>
>
> how well does mplayer run on apple hardware?
Perfectly fine. And I'm running an iBook, so you'll have a leg up on 
me. As far as hardware goes, exception to CPU, Macs and PCs have 
essentially the same guts.
>
> can he play for example wmv files?
No WMV9 file compatibility yet. But, that's true with *all* versions of 
MPlayer. If you watch a lot of WMV files, it's probably a good idea to 
keep a copy Windows Media Player for Mac on hand, thought I wouldn't 
trust it with any other kind of files. WMV8 and earlier, I think, do 
work. At least, I think it's WMV8.
> (i know that a lot of them can be played now with ffmpeg, but not all 
> of them...can perharps mplayer somehow load mac-osx "binary" drivers)
>
> thanks,
> gabor
Quick bit of advice: Do *NOT* use the precompiled Mac binary files 
you'll find with the MacMPlayer web site. They're terribly out of date, 
you're better off compiling it yourself. Though feel free to borrow the 
GUI front-ends for MPlayer and MEncoder if you want.
>
> _______________________________________________
> MPlayer-users mailing list
> MPlayer-users at mplayerhq.hu
> http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users
>
Duct Tape Tip No. 130:
	Cat underfoot? Tape it to the ceiling.
Duct Tape Tip No. 131:
	Dog underfoot? Tape it to the ceiling.
Duct Tape Tip No. 132:
	Kids underfoot?
	--The Duct Tape Book by Jim and Tim