[MPlayer-users] Flash video url not working in mplayer1.0rc2-4.2.3

[Paul]

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at mplayerhq.hu] On Behalf Of RC
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:11 PM
> To: paul at 2.0websites.com; MPlayer usage questions, feature requests, bug
> reports
> Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] Flash video url not working in mplayer1.0rc2-
> 4.2.3
> 
> On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:32:41 -0400
> "Paul" <paul at 2.0websites.com> wrote:
> 
> > I would like to play a flash video in mplayer.
> > In Firefox I enter this url:
> > http://www.ustream.tv/swf/3/viewer.115.swf?&loc=/&vid=361900"
> >
> > With mplayer I type: "mplayer
> > http://www.ustream.tv/swf/3/viewer.115.swf?&loc=/&vid=361900"
> 
> At 87kbytes total, that file wouldn't be a very interesting "video".
> 
> MPlayer can't play SWF animations, or in this case, SWF
> applications, like media players.  You need to find the actual URL of
> the .FLV video, and supply that to MPlayer directly.
> 
> And next time, start a new thread, don't reply to an existing topic.
> 
> _______________________________________________

The video is much larger. The URL above seems to point to
63.251.219.100:1935 which streams on port 1935.