On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:27:26 +0200 Sjoerd Hiemstra <shiems...@kpnplanet.nl> wrote:
> Celejar wrote: > > Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > > > A .asx file is a so-called playlist file. Other playlist files > > > are .asf, .pls, .m3u, .smil files, for example. > > > > > > Unlike other media players, mplayer does not detect these files > > > itself, so you should add the -playlist option: > > > > > > mplayer -playlist > > > 'http://mfile.akamai.com/80871/live/reflector:20168.asx?bkup=20883&prop=n' > > > > I recently discovered this quirk of mplayer myself. The manpage has: > > > > mplayer [options] [file|URL|playlist|-] > > > > Doesn't this seem to imply that mplayer can be given a playlist > > straight up? > > Well, I should note that playlist files sometimes appear to function > without the -playlist option. I'm not enough of an expert to know the > precise reason why. I haven't experimented that much, but my very simple m3u files don't work without -playlist. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100623184847.7aeee763.cele...@gmail.com
