[MPlayer-users] mplayer on Fedora v Ubuntu

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Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote:
> On Monday, 07 May 2007 at 19:18, malcolm wrote:
>   
>> I have a site that I watch - www.kvbc.com
>> If I use Firefox on Ubuntu clicking on the videos it launches mplayer
>> if I use Firefox on Fedora clicking on the videos does nothing
>> I've tried 1.5 and 2 on Fedora and makes no difference 
>> This is doing my head in... Can anyone tell me what the 
>> difference is - I know this isn't really an mplayer problem
>> but I am really stuck !
>>     
>
> It looks like a MS Windows-centric site. Send them a friendly mail with
> a reminder that there's a world outside Microsoft Windows.
>
> Regards,
> R.
>   
I do agree....
BTW the links are in wmv/asf format but hidden and nested in java script 
link:
for example in your site:
mplayer 
mms://a1699.m.akastream.net/7/1699/5479/v001/worldnowkvbc.download.akamai.com/5479//kvbc_20070507075515.wmv?texttype=plain&WMCache=1&WMStartupProfile=0&clipStartTime=15067&sessionGUID=fea304e6-0e82-43ab-8338-1fe8a0d03934&environment=P&affiliateNo=107&ownerAffiliateNo=107&duration=68433&title=One+killed%2C+one+hurt+in+explosion+outside+Las+Vegas+Strip+resort&clipId=1418458
will work and play the file from command line.
Maybe "MediaPlayerConnectivity" firefox extensio can help you in 
discovering links and/or play them inside firefox.
daniele