How to view downloaded episodes?

cseymour

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Apr 3, 2008, 5:48:18 PM4/3/08

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Hello all,
I have downloaded a couple of episodes on Python to view on my
commute. When I launch the downloaded file, the Flash 9 viewer
launches but there is no episode. What should I be using to view the
episodes?

Thanks.

Chris

Ian Ozsvald

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Apr 4, 2008, 5:02:12 AM4/4/08

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Hi Chris. The FLV videos should play in most open-source players - which OS are you using?

On Linux and Windows you can use VLC (video-lan-client) and mplayer. On Mac I think that QuickTime supports FLV files. The only annoyance is that on Windows with Windows Media Player it won't play FLV files (at least - it didn't the last time I checked).

Personally I use VLC on Windows as it plays just about anything and mplayer on Ubuntu as it works nicely on Linux (but it only has a graphical user interface on linux, not Windows, and command-line usage on Windows is a pain!).

You certainly won't have to buy a viewer - plenty of free alternatives will work for you regardless of your OS.

Ian.

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cseymour

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Apr 4, 2008, 10:00:47 AM4/4/08

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Hi Ian,
VLC did the trick. Thanks for the tutorials. I have been dabbling in
Python for a few months. I finally feel like I am actually learning
something.

All the best.

Chris

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Ian Ozsvald

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Apr 4, 2008, 10:58:34 AM4/4/08

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Hi Chris - cool, glad to hear that VLC worked.

Do remember to leave a nice comment after watching a video - author's love to know that their efforts are appreciated!

Are you a part of the subscriber-club? I'm always interested in hearing suggestions for topics that we should be covering.

Cheers,
Ian.

cseymour wrote:
> Hi Ian,
> VLC did the trick. Thanks for the tutorials. I have been dabbling in
> Python for a few months. I finally feel like I am actually learning
> something.
>
> All the best.
>
> Chris
>
> On Apr 4, 5:02 am, Ian Ozsvald <i...@showmedo.com> wrote:

Matt Boersma

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Apr 10, 2008, 5:33:57 PM4/10/08

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(Sorry for the late post--I just joined the group.)

I'm using a Windows build of MPlayer from here:
http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/home/?page=projects#mplayer

It does include a nice Windows UI and seems to play the .FLV files
from ShowMeDo.com quite well windowed or full-screen.

Ian Ozsvald

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Apr 10, 2008, 7:24:21 PM4/10/08

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Top tip! I hadn't realised the Windows builds came with a GUI - previously they were just command-line based. Thanks for sharing.

In the past I've used Riva's FLV player on Windows:
http://rivavx.de/index.php?id=422&L=3

On Linux both VLC and mplayer do a grand job.

Ian.

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