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sandog

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Jun 18, 2008, 4:50:27 AM6/18/08
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Hello,

A little while ago I found a work around to getting CNN Live video,
(which uses windows media layer), using mplayerplug-in with the
noembed=1 option.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cnn-live-video-591293/

http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1

mplayerplug-in does not compile on fedora 9.

Using gecko media player, the video window stays behind the flash
window. Can we get an option similar to noembed=1?

Most players have the ability to detach from their assigned location.
It should be included with this player as well.

Kevin DeKorte

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Jun 18, 2008, 9:11:40 AM6/18/08
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sandog wrote:
| Hello,
|
| A little while ago I found a work around to getting CNN Live video,
| (which uses windows media layer), using mplayerplug-in with the
| noembed=1 option.
|
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cnn-live-video-591293/
|
| http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1
|

I'll take a look at this. Currently when I try these sites it gives me a
stream error. Are you sure these are not flash videos?

| mplayerplug-in does not compile on fedora 9.
|

It will, if you run a script to recompile the xpi portions. I just
posted a howto on the mplayerplug-in mailing list.


| Using gecko media player, the video window stays behind the flash
| window. Can we get an option similar to noembed=1?
|
| Most players have the ability to detach from their assigned location.
| It should be included with this player as well.
|

Yeah, I can probably do this. It will be a gnome-mplayer option actually.


Kevin

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sandog

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Jun 18, 2008, 5:34:30 PM6/18/08
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Hi,
Thanks for your repply

On Jun 18, 6:11 am, Kevin DeKorte <kdeko...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> sandog wrote:
>
> | Hello,
> |
> | A little while ago I found a work around to getting CNN Live video,
> | (which uses windows media layer), using mplayerplug-in with the
> | noembed=1 option.
> |http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cnn-live-vid...
> |
> |http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1
> |
>
> I'll take a look at this. Currently when I try these sites it gives me a
> stream error. Are you sure these are not flash videos?
>
Yes, the video(s) use ms codec. Flash videos are found on http://www.cnn.com/live.
Selecting "Live Video" on that same page brings out the live streams,
which are only available during the week until 10PM eastern time.
(Don't forget to spoof the site with a Mac stream)

ARG: type = video/quicktime
ARG: name = QuickTimeCNNLIVE_PLAYER
ARG: src = http://www.cnn.com/video/live/cnnlive_1.asx
ARG: showlogo = false
ARG: style = background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); z-index: 1;
ARG: bgcolor = #000000
ARG: autoplay = true
ARG: controller = false
ARG: enablejavascript = true
ARG: saveembedtags = true
ARG: scale = TOFIT
ARG: loop = false
ARG: kioskmode = true
ARG: height = 1
ARG: width = 1
GNOME MPlayer v0.6.2
------
Selected video codec: [ffwmv3] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg WMV3/WMV9)
==========================================================================
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffwmv3
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 32.0 kbit/4.54% (ratio: 4003->88200)
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=32024
ID_AUDIO_RATE=44100
ID_AUDIO_NCH=1
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
==========================================================================
AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
ID_AUDIO_CODEC=ffwmav2
Starting playback...

> | mplayerplug-in does not compile on fedora 9.
> |
>
> It will, if you run a script to recompile the xpi portions. I just
> posted a howto on the mplayerplug-in mailing list.
>
> | Using gecko media player, the video window stays behind the flash
> | window. Can we get an option similar to noembed=1?
> |
> | Most players  have the ability to detach from their assigned location.
> | It should be included with this player as well.
> |
>
> Yeah, I can probably do this. It will be a gnome-mplayer option actually.
>
> Kevin
>
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Windows uses a plugin for the live streams (Turner Media Plugin
1.0.0.9). But would require more research to come up with something,
and the browser would still need to be spoofed with a windows user
agent.

Regards,
Joe

Kevin DeKorte

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Jun 18, 2008, 5:53:26 PM6/18/08
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sandog wrote:
| Hi,
| Thanks for your repply
|
| On Jun 18, 6:11 am, Kevin DeKorte <kdeko...@gmail.com> wrote:
| sandog wrote:
|
| | Hello,
| |
| | A little while ago I found a work around to getting CNN Live video,
| | (which uses windows media layer), using mplayerplug-in with the
| | noembed=1 option.
| |http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cnn-live-vid...
| |
| |http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1
| |
|
| I'll take a look at this. Currently when I try these sites it gives me a
| stream error. Are you sure these are not flash videos?
|
|> Yes, the video(s) use ms codec. Flash videos are found on
http://www.cnn.com/live.
|> Selecting "Live Video" on that same page brings out the live streams,
|> which are only available during the week until 10PM eastern time.
|> (Don't forget to spoof the site with a Mac stream)

SVN has a noembed option available in Edit->preferences->plugin... I
added this today to gnome-mplayer

Kevin


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