Re: QuickTime for Linux?
Or if you follow my post you can add the line to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
do
aptitude update
aptitude install mplayer-386 mplayer-mozilla mplayer-fonts w32codecs
(or instead of mplayer-386 use accelerated mplayer-686 mplayer-k6
mplayer-k7 and instead of w32codecs there is also w32codecs-light)
and you are up and running. This includes both the non-gui and the gui
versions. The only issue I am having is that for some reason it ignores
entries in /etc/mplayer/mplayerplug-in.conf.
If any of the plugins are missing you can just drop them into
/usr/lib/win32
(There is also the mplayerplug-in package I think in unstable but I
never tried it).
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:44:35PM -0600, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear Micha:
>
> I'm enclosing a copy below of my instructions for installing Mplayer and
> Mplayerplug-in for Xandros/Debian. They will apply just as well to Debian
> itself. Note that you need to install Mplayer with a special argument in
> order to get the GUI version. It's all here. Just read below.
>
> Benjamin
>
> Dear friends:
>
> If you want to play Windows Media Player and QuickTime on Linux (and the
> latest versions, to boot), I strongly recommend MPlayer. Using the Mplayer
> plugin, you will be able to play WMP and QT (and the latest versions, to
> boot) in Mozilla, Netscape, Konqueror and Opera.
>
> Since Linux already has great DVD players (Xine, Ogle and Vlc), the main
> reason for adding Mplayer is not so much for playing DVD's (though it does it
> as well as the other players). It's for the browser plugins. And, believe me,
> it's well worth the effort. And that is why I have taken the trouble to write
> these instructions for those who could not install Mplayer using the other
> instructions on our forums.
>
> Before I proceed, you might wonder: Why is Mplayer so difficult to install?
> Well, in my research online, I came across the following article on this
> whole issue. Bottom line: the authors of Mplayer apparently have an attitude.
> Here is the URL (middle of page):
>
> Mplayer: The Project from Hell
> http://www.linuxworld.com/story/32880.htm
>
> OK, now on to the instructions. Here goes:
>
> I. Installing MPlayer.
>
> We'll install the graphical version of Mplayer.
>
> 1. In Xandros Networks, download and install the gcc 3.33 file, libgtk1.2-dev
> and the libpng12-dev libraries. You will need them both to recompile the
> mplayer file from source.
>
> 2. Go to the MPlayer home page at:
>
> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html
>
> If you can't access them directly, do it by typing "mplayer" in Google.
>
> Now download the following files:
>
> The MPlayer 1.0pre3. SOURCE tar file.
> The Blue default skin
> The Arial Western-1 font file.
>
> Binary Codecs:
>
> All-in-One Package
> More binary packages
>
> (These are for Linux, of course, NOT for Windows -- that's what the text
> means)
>
> 3. Unpack the files above using Ark by first creating a directory for each of
> the three files (name them whatever you want), e.g. mplayer-basic, blue,
> arial. Right click on the tar file and click on "Extract". This will extract
> the contents into the corresponding directory. So the mplayer-basic directory
> should now be filled with all sorts of subdirectories and files.
>
> 4. In the console go to the mplayer-basic directory and, AS USER, type:
>
> ./configure --enable-gui --enable-win32
>
> This takes about one minute.
>
> Now type:
>
> make
>
> This will create the mplayer program. This takes under 15 minutes (on my Dell
> Dimension 8200 1.8 G with 512 meg of RAM)
>
> Then type:
>
> make install
>
> This takes a few seconds.
>
> This will install the GUI version of Mplayer on your system.
>
> Mplayer will be installed into /usr/local/ and this is a good thing because
> Xandros/Debian leaves /usr/local alone for users to do with it whatever they
> want.
>
> Here is what you should see in the console:
>
> sher@Dell:~$ whereis mplayer
> mplayer: /usr/local/bin/mplayer /usr/local/etc/mplayer /usr/local/lib/mplayer
> sher@Dell:~$
>
> NOTE: Now run /usr/local/bin/mplayer in the console ONCE in order to create
> the /home/user/.mplayer directory.
>
> 5. Now comes the funny part: believe it or not, but even though you selected
> to install the GUI version of mplayer (which ordinarily is a command-line
> application), you will not see it as yet in X11. That is because Mplayer does
> NOT, I repeat, does NOT come with a default GUI skin. You have to add a GUI
> skin for MPlayer to open at all. So, to add the GUI, first extract the Blue
> default Skin and add it to the /usr/local/share/mplayer. You might as well
> also add the Arial font. Add them as follows:
>
> sher@Dell:~$ cd /usr/local/share/mplayer
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ ls
> font Skin
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd font
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ ls
> font.desc iso-8859-1-b.raw osd-mplayer-b.raw
>
> iso-8859-1-a.raw osd-mplayer-a.raw README-arial-iso-8859-1
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ cd ..
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd Skin
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ ls
> default
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ cd default
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ ls
> about.png barstop.png main.png play.png skinb.png
> bareqb.png barzoom.png main-silver.png pos.png stop.png
> barexit.png eqb.png menu.png prefs.png subblue.png
> barffwd.png exit.png menus.png prev.png subload.png
> barfwd.png font.fnt minimize.png progres-long2c.png symbols2.png
> barmute.png font-pl.png mute.png progres-long2d.png symbols.fnt
> barplay.png forward.png next.png README symbolsg.fnt
> barrev.png icons playbar.png rev.png VERSION
> barrevv.png load.png playlist.png skin zoom-3.png
> sher@Dell:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$
> Please note that a) Skin is capitalized (initial caps) and b) the specific
> skin directory (whatever the original name) must be called "default".
>
> Just in case, I'd copy the font and Skin files/directories (exactly as they
> are now) to /home/user/.mplayer. In other words, I'd duplicate the mplayer
> files in the home directory.
>
> 6. The GUI executable for Mplayer is NOT mplayer but "gmplayer". Create a
> shortcut, add /usr/local/bin/gmplayer and an icon (I use the same one that
> comes with Xine), and then double-click. It should launch Mplayer flawlessly.
> Try out a DVD. Remember to select DVD in Mplayer: Right click on the big
> Mplayer splash screen, select DVD, Open Disk. Press Enter.
>
> II. Windows Codecs
>
> Unpack them and install them in /home/user/.mplayer/win32
> (Create the /plugins/win32 directory if it isn't there already).
>
>
> sher@Dell:~/.mplayer$ cd win32
> sher@Dell:~/.mplayer/win32$ ls
> acelpdec.ax huffyuv.dll msgsm32.acm ubv263d+.ax
> alf2cd.acm i263_32.drv msh261.drv ubvmp4d.dll
> asusasv2.dll iccvid.dll msms001.vwp ultimo.dll
> asusasvd.dll icmw_32.dll msnaudio.acm vgpix32d.dll
> ativcr2.dll imaadp32.acm msrle32.dll vid_3ivX.xa
> atrac3.acm imc32.acm msscds32.ax vivog723.acm
> atrc.so.6.0 ir32_32.dll msvidc32.dll voxmsdec.ax
> avimszh.dll ir41_32.dll mvoiced.vwp vp31vfw.dll
> avizlib.dll ir50_32.dll nsrt2432.acm vp4vfw.dll
> CLRVIDDC.DLL ivvideo.dll pclepim1.dll vssh264core.dll
> clrviddd.dll jp2avi.dll qdv.dll vssh264dec.dll
> cook.so.6.0 l3codeca.acm qpeg32.dll vssh264.dll
> CtWbJpg.DLL l3codecx.ax qtmlClient.dll vsslight.dll
> ddnt.so.6.0 LCodcCMP.dll QuickTimeEssentials.qtx vsswlt.dll
> divxa32.acm lhacm.acm QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx wma9dmod.dll
> divx_c32.ax m3jp2k32.dll QuickTime.qts wmadmod.dll
> divxc32.dll m3jpeg32.dll rt32dcmp.dll wmspdmod.dll
> divxdec.ax m3jpegdec.ax sipr.so.6.0 wmv8ds32.ax
> divx.dll mcdvd_32.dll sp5x_32.dll wmv9dmod.dll
> dnet.so.6.0 mcmjpg32.dll tm20dec.ax wmvdmod.dll
> drv2.so.6.0 mpg4c32.dll tokf.so.6.0 wmvds32.ax
> drv3.so.6.0 mpg4ds32.ax tokr.so.6.0
> drv4.so.6.0 msadp32.acm tsccvid.dll
> dspr.so.6.0 msg711.acm tssoft32.acm
> sher@Dell:~/.mplayer/win32$ ls
>
> NOTE1: If you want to create a shortcut on your desktop. remember to look
> for /usr/local/bin/gmplayer NOT mplayer.
>
> NOTE2: For those of you who have not yet download the critical libdvdcss file
> to enable your DVD player (Xine, Mplayer, Ogle or whatever) to play encrypted
> (Hollywood) DVD's, here is where you can get it:
>
> libdvdcss2_1.2.8-1_i386.deb
> http://mirrors.wamug.org.au/videolan/libdvdcss/1.2.8/deb/
>
> III. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The MPlayer Plugin File
>
> First, if you don't have Mozilla 1.6, you will need to download the Gecko-SDK
> 1.6 from:
>
>
> http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.6/
>
> NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL THE GECKO-SDK. I repeate. DO NOT INSTALL IT. Just
> download and untar it with Ark and leave it as it is, UNINSTALLED.
>
> Now go the Mplayerplug-in home page at:
>
> http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/
>
> Download the source tar for mplayerplug-in 2.11. Uncompress it with Ark. Now
> install the plugin from the mplayerplug-in folder with the following
> commands:
>
> 1) Configuring
>
> sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/mplayerplug-in$ ls
> ChangeLog LICENSE plugingate
> common Makefile plugin-list.o
> config.h Makefile.in plugin.o
> config.h.in mplayerplug-in.conf plugin-setup.o
> config.log mplayerplug-in.so plugin-support.o
> config.status mplayerplug-in.spec plugin-threads.o
> configure mplayerplug-in.types plugin-ui.o
> configure.in mplayerplug-in.xpt README
> Copy of mplayerplug-in.conf np_entry.o Source
> extras npn_gate.o strlcat.o
> include npp_gate.o strlcpy.o
> INSTALL nsScriptablePeer.o TODO
> install.sh pixmaps
> sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/mplayerplug-in$
> ./configure --with-gecko-sdk=/path/to/gecko-sdk
>
> 2) Creating the plugin:
> sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/mplayerplug-in$
> make
>
> 3) Installation:
>
> sher@Dell:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/mplayerplug-in$
> make install
>
> That's it. Just like that. You will be installing the mplayerplug-in with the
> help of the Gecko-SDK libraries (but without installing the Gecko-SDK
> libraries themselves).
>
> The Mplayer plugins should now work. Go to Mozilla, Konqueror, etc. and type
> in the address box:
>
> about:plugins (no space). You will see all of the mplayer plugins along with
> the PDF, Flash (swf) and Java plugins. You might also see the Mozilla plugins
> (mozplugger). If so, you may have to remove the mozplugger file. This is a 34
> kb file. There is also a big xandros-mozilla-plugins file (676 kb). This is,
> according to XN, still installed on my system. I would imagine that it
> handles the remaining plugins. The Xandros-mozilla-plugins does NOT conflict
> with the Mplayer plugins but the mozplugger definitely does. The solution is
> either to remove mozplugger or to configure it so it doesn't conflict with
> Mplugger. I'd strongly recommend uninstalling it. It is pretty much dead,
> anyway.
>
> That's it. Go to:
>
> http://www.hollywood.com
>
> Try out a movie trailer in Windows Media Player or Quicktime format. It should
> play beautifully.
>
> or:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com
>
> Please note that the size of the window (small, medium, large) will depend on
> your Internet connection. If you can't handle large size screens, select the
> medium size and it should work.
>
>
> A note about RealPlayer: the RealPlayer plugin works great with standalone
> sites but NOT with Real embedded sites. For RealPlayer embedded plugin sites,
> please see my RealPlayer 8/9 Plugin installation guide in this section.
>
>
> Yours,
>
> Benjamin
>
>
> On 02/24/2004 05:49 am, Micha Feigin wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 10:26:57PM -0800, Paul Mackinney wrote:
> > > Bijan Soleymani declaimed:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 09:34:02PM -0800, Paul Mackinney wrote:
> > > > > I'm running Debian/Sarge. Bummed that I can't watch those funny
> > > > > MoveOn political ads. Help? Other streaming video works fine.
> > > >
> > > > Mplayer can play quicktime files (with the approriate plugin).
> > > > Check out their homepage:
> > > > http://www.mplayerhq.hu
> > > >
> > > > Technical/legal/packaging/various other reasons prevent Debian
> > > > from shipping mplayer, but there are some precompiled debs out
> > > > there if you don't feel like compiling from source.
> > > >
> > > > Bijan
> > >
> > > Thanks very much. I use mplayer, managed to compile it but not the gui
> > > package, struggling with optimization. DVD's play tolerably but with
> > > some stutter at peak load (Celeron Coppermine/600MHz/512MB/AGP Matrox
> > > G400 w/16 MB -- advice appreciated off list). Downloading codecs now.
> >
> > You can get mplayer deb (also optimized) using the following line in
> > sources.list
> > deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
> >
> > > Paul
> > > --
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> > > paul@mackinney.net
> > >
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