Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
On Monday 10 September 2001 01:15, Mark wrote: Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg thanx Mark Well, the scheme is encryption of the media and making a translator would be breaking encryption of (possibly) copyrighted material. This is a violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act which seems to fly in the face of many court decisions regarding fair use of copyrighted material. The DMCA would most likely be used to fine or imprison anyone who broke the encryption scheme (to protect copyrighted material) to allow a conversion, so if Microsoft doesn't do it, no one else legally can do it either. The same applies to the rather mediocre quality movies known as .asf files, but in that case Microsoft has patented them despite the prior art of mpeg. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
Strangely enough, I got mplayer to play wmv files, but then in the terminal window it tells me: asf format detected so maybe there are more than one kind of wmv files? On Monday 10 September 2001 12:15 am, so spoke Mark: Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg thanx Mark Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
mplayer, eh? Can it do STREAMING .ASF, for all those sites that only stream Windows Media Player format? I don't mean download a .ASF file, and then play it when it's completely transferred; I mean real-time streaming (like we can with RealPlayer)? - Original Message - From: Expert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows??? Strangely enough, I got mplayer to play wmv files, but then in the terminal window it tells me: asf format detected so maybe there are more than one kind of wmv files? On Monday 10 September 2001 12:15 am, so spoke Mark: Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg thanx Mark Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
Tmpgenc can convert MS video formats to mpeg. Http://www.tmpgenc.com . You might be able to get it to run with Wine. Original Message On 9/9/01, 10:15:05 PM, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???: Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg thanx Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
On Monday 10 September 2001 01:15 am, you wrote: Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg Is there a Netscape plugin for Windows that will play them? If so, maybe the Codeweavers Crossover Plugin can be useful? Hoyt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
Dohh! Sorry about that. I have not tried that yet, is there a url I can test it with? I would like to know that myself now that it has been said, excellent question. Thanks On Monday 10 September 2001 12:48 pm, so spoke Mike Leone: mplayer, eh? Can it do STREAMING .ASF, for all those sites that only stream Windows Media Player format? I don't mean download a .ASF file, and then play it when it's completely transferred; I mean real-time streaming (like we can with RealPlayer)? - Original Message - From: Expert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows??? Strangely enough, I got mplayer to play wmv files, but then in the terminal window it tells me: asf format detected so maybe there are more than one kind of wmv files? On Monday 10 September 2001 12:15 am, so spoke Mark: Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg thanx Mark Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Viewing .wmv files in LInux without using windows???
Can windows media files such as .wmv be viewed in Linux other than porting the ms media player across. I really don't have any other need for windows products bar this one and don not wish to install windows at all. I can't seem to find any linux program that plays these files OR is there a way of converting the .wmv to a readable file such as mpg thanx Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
