Re: [Freevo-users] Best Linux distro for Freevo?
On Friday 13 October 2006 04:05, Walt Frampus wrote: Not trying to start a distro debate, but what is the best, easiest distro to use for freevo. I am looking for something that either has Feevo in its repositories or is easy to install. Hi, I think best is quite a large scope term. I, for one, used debian which was very easy to setup, as already said, so yuu could describe this as best. But, I'm in the process of rebuilding it using gentoo, because compiling everything gives more control. So I could define even this as best. I think all boils down at what you want. One thing that I don't like about Mandriva or similar distro is that they tend to install tons of software that, if you're using freevo only, will only occupy space on the HD. Fabio - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] SPDIF Out - Xine Alsa, audio/video out of sync
Why would you say its impossible? Is there not a way to tweak the audio sync to the video? I can turn off the analog audio -- I don't want it if I'm listening via spdif anyways. Its just that is slightly out of sync to the video. Norm Oh, no, I was not suggesting it's impossible. I was thinking you wanted to keep both audio... In this case, though, I don't know if it's possible to pass a fixed amount of sync value to xine. I know it's possible with mplayer. Fabio Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] SPDIF Out - Xine Alsa, audio/video out of sync
On Sunday 25 June 2006 17:27, Mlists wrote: As the subject says, I have spdif out working with xine. My config: XINE_VO_DEV = 'Xv' XINE_ARGS_DEF = '--no-lirc' XINE_AO_DEV = 'alsa' Its not out by much, but its out -- if I turn up the volume on the TV, which is regular sound-out, there's an echo between the two as well. Hi, if you're telling that TV is connected to the analog output and the rest of the system is connected to the digital out port of the _same_ audio card, then I don't think there's much you can do. That delay is somewhat generated by the audio card itself, and it shouldn't be. I remember doing something just for fun: I attached both the audio out on my SBLive just to power more speakers, and they were perfectly in sync. Fabio Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo 1.x and modern automatic mounting
Well, Fabio, do you have any more information on this? I disabled GNOME's automount system so now it can't interfere with freevo, but still freevo doesn't recognise discs when I insert them. Is there some kind of configuration step required to make this in-built automounter work? Hi again, uhm, I never had any problem with this. I simply have the standard CDROM entry in fstab. Freevo detects the cdrom from it during startup (does yours?) and then it simply monitors eject/insert events on that drive. For example, being at the main menu, inserting a DVD disc starts to play a few seconds later. Inserting an AudioCD, causes the menu to jump to the audio section, and so on. Fabio ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo 1.x and modern automatic mounting
On Thursday 15 June 2006 00:02, Adam Williamson wrote: I've just run into an interesting problem with Freevo 1.5.4 (I don't know how 2.x handles this) and modern drive mounting methods. To see CD / DVD drives, Freevo relies on either looking at /etc/fstab or the user manually specifying them in local_conf.py. Neither method works well with the way CD / DVD drives are now mounted on my system, which is running cutting edge stuff - latest versions of udev, dbus, hal and GNOME. [CUT] Hi Adam, while I'm not (probably) the most expert of all on Freevo, I feel I need to tell you this: Freevo is not designed to work that way, at least I think so. What it's for is to be the only one program running on the machine. It even conflicts with some window manager, so it's been designed to not need one! It has its own automounter system, which I have to say works quite well, so if another process is doing the job, it gets confused, and I think it's reasonable. If you really need thing like Gnome, I would say that you have the means to control it, eg a keyboard and some sort of mouse. So why not skipping Freevo entirely and using some players, like gmplayer or xine? Fabio ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Lang id wrong
Fabio Papa wrote: Hi list, I got a problem, using 1.5.4, when selecting the audio language before starting to play a DVD. No audio whatsoever. I found out what the problem is, but I have no solution: freevo passes the arg '-aid 1' to mplayer, but there's no such audio id in the DVD, since every id is from 128 on... So I'm asking from where does freevo take the ids... maybe some system command changed the output type and freevo is being fooled? Thanks for any info! Fabio. Sorry to bother again on the same topic, but I tried very hard to follow the internal freevo python code, and I seem to be unable to get a hold of the problem, which still persists. Anyone has any idea what might be wrong? Thanks! Fabio --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Lang id wrong
I remember looking at this before and I'm pretty sure it was a bug. I don't remember where the code was, probably in mplayer.py, there was a section that passed (if I recall) aid=x as the mplayer arg for the audio language and this was being set from 1 and not 128 as you point out. I didn't follow this up as I patched mplayer.py and event.py to use the remote to change language when the dvd was playing. I can send you the changes I made when I get home if you want. John Thanks for the reply. I already did the trick and I am able to change the audio on the fly with the remote. But, I still wanted to be able to change the language from the beginning using the menu. What I cannot get is why -sid is used for dvds, as opposed to alang... Thanks anyway! --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Lang id wrong
Hi list, I got a problem, using 1.5.4, when selecting the audio language before starting to play a DVD. No audio whatsoever. I found out what the problem is, but I have no solution: freevo passes the arg '-aid 1' to mplayer, but there's no such audio id in the DVD, since every id is from 128 on... So I'm asking from where does freevo take the ids... maybe some system command changed the output type and freevo is being fooled? Thanks for any info! Fabio. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] screensaver
Karl Lattimer wrote: I have a hack to fix this /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s off -display :0 /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s reset -display :0 Hi, more generally, you should be able to get rid of screensaver completely by issuing: xset -dpms s off This turns off both the software screensaver (black screen) plus the energy saving based on DPMS. Fabio. that should do it, the first one turns suspend off, the second resets the display so it comes back on. hope this helps On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 13:33 +0100, Emmanuel Sale wrote: Hello all, I know that this question is not really freevo dependant, but it drives me crazy... I'm using freevo 2.x svn, this is working perfectly, but when I am launching freevo -fs, my X is going into save mode (blank screen on my tv) after I don't know 5min of inactivity, and I'm not able to get rid of this blank screen with my remote, is there a way to disable the blank screen ? Cheers, Emmanuel. -- This message was scanned for viruses by a trial version of BitDefender for Linux Mail Servers. For more information please visit http://www.bitdefender.com/ --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] screensaver
Karl Lattimer wrote: xset -dpms s off This never worked for me. I had tried it, as it was the first reference i found to the dpms problem. Hi Karl, you mean it returns an error or that you still have the screensaver? If this is the case, try running it from an xterm and then issue the command xset q to check if the options are being taken for real... Otherwise, it could be a hardware screensaver kicking in, which maybe could be turned off in bios... Fabio. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] error w. dvd
Matthew Bettencourt wrote: I am trying to play a dvd (lilo and stitch 2) and I get this error? I am using the lastest 1.5 CVS (Sticky Tag: rel-1-5) on a stockish FC4 system. Any ideas? Thanks. Matt [CUT] Hi Matt, this very topic has already come up a number of times. Next time, try searching the mailing list archive, ok? :) Anyway, you have to upgrade to the latest release of mmpython, which among other things, copes with some changes in the latest release of lsdvd, which you probably have. Fabio. --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42 plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo/rom_drives.py: Media in Rom-Drives are not recognised
konqi wrote:
Hi!
I'm having a problem with the detection of Media in my Rom-Drives. I have a
Toshiba DVD-Drive and a Samsung CD/RW-Drive. If I put in a VCD or a DVD in
one of the Drives freevo doesn't recognise that there is a media in the
drive.
I'm using freevo 1.5.3 and mmpython 0.4.9 on Debian stable
I can access the drives if I mount them manually and add an entry for ex.
the MOVIE_ITEMS.
I tried automatic detection of the Rom-Drives and manual entry in
local_config.py but it doesn't matter.
Maybe someone can also tell me what priviledges/rights a user who executes
freevo needs to have.
Hope someone can help me...
Here is the debug-information that freevo gave me:
config.py (518): Logging to /tmp/freevo/main-1003.log
Error: VIDEO_SHOW_DATA_DIR not found
ROM_DRIVES: Auto-detected and added ('/media/cdrom', '#/dev/hdd', 'CD-1')
ROM_DRIVES: Auto-detected and added ('/media/dvdrom', '#/dev/hdc', 'CD-2')
Hi,
it seems to me you have something wrong somewhere, I would think
in /etc/fstab. That # in front of the devices location is no good.
Try looking there...
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Re: [Freevo-users] Re: Re: Freevo/rom_drives.py: Media in Rom-Drives are not recognised
konqi wrote:
That's correct the fstab was a mess since I tried quoting the entrys out but
forgot the blankspace.
Here is the correct debug output:
config.py (518): Logging to /tmp/freevo/main-1003.log
Error: VIDEO_SHOW_DATA_DIR not found
ROM_DRIVES: Auto-detected and added ('/media/cdrom', '/dev/hdd', 'CD-1')
ROM_DRIVES: Auto-detected and added ('/media/dvdrom', '/dev/hdc', 'CD-2')
config.py (903): Using 'latin-1' encoding
osd.py (587): Setting fullscreen mode to 1
main.py (221): load basic skin settings: blurr
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
osd.py (233): Couldnt load font arial_bold.ttf
osd.py (239): trying alternate: verabd.ttf
Couldn't open mixer /dev/mixer
mplayer.py (102): MPlayer version is: 1.0pre7-3.3.5
mplayer.py (112): MPlayer version set to: 1.0
Exception in thread Thread-2:Traceback (most recent call last):
File /usr/lib/python2.3/threading.py, line 442, in __bootstrap
self.run()
File /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/freevo/plugins/rom_drives.py, line
743, in run
self.check_all()
File /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/freevo/plugins/rom_drives.py, line
703, in check_all
self.identify(media)
File /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/freevo/plugins/rom_drives.py, line
483, in identify
if media.id in video.fxd_database['id']:
KeyError: 'id'
Hmm, only a guess, but you could have bumped into the recent
trouble with lsdvd. Try installing the latest mmpython.
http://mmpython.sf.net
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Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo DVD play failure
Andre Truter wrote: On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 08:34 +0200, Fabio Papa wrote: --snip-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ lsdvd -v /dev/dvd libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access *** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:324 for vmgi_mat-zero_3 = 0x01 *** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:974 *** *** for n % 4 == 0 *** Disc Title: DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER Hmm, I didn't realize you were talking about a self recorded DVD. It's very possible that the recorder did not follow standard DVD structure and that is fooling lsdvd, which is built to work with commercial DVDs. Have you tried with a normal (commercial) dvd? Now I have a proper commercial dvd to test with and freevo still do not detect the DVD. Following are outputs of commands I used to test: --snip-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ lsdvd /dev/dvd libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access Disc Title: THE_BOURNE_SUPREMACY Title: 01, Length: 01:44:00.360 Chapters: 25, Cells: 26, Audio streams: 02, Subpictures: 03 Title: 02, Length: 00:07:13.210 Chapters: 07, Cells: 07, Audio streams: 01, Subpictures: 01 trying lsdvd for scanning the disc mmpython.create error: Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mmpython/factory.py, line 250, in create return self.create_from_device(name) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mmpython/factory.py, line 217, in create_from_device t = e[3](devicename) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mmpython/disc/lsdvd.py, line 115, in __init__ self.valid = self.isDisc(device) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mmpython/disc/lsdvd.py, line 207, in isDisc ret = self.lsdvd(device) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mmpython/disc/lsdvd.py, line 151, in lsdvd ti = DVDTitle(data) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mmpython/disc/lsdvd.py, line 99, in __init__ self.length = (int(l[0])*60+int(l[1]))*60+int(l[2]) ValueError: invalid literal for int(): 00.360 Hi, it seems that, for whatever reason, lsdvd is returning something unexpected to python lsdvd.py. Now is it possible that you have a somewhat old version of lsdvd? If not, the only thing that I can see is that you're using python2.4, while I always used 2.3 series. I don't know if Freevo is designed to cope with 2.4. --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo DVD play failure - FIXED
Andre Truter wrote:
On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 19:12 +0200, Andre Truter wrote:
If I get some free time I will first have a look in lsdvd.py, maybe I
can spot the problem and fix it for my box at least.
OK, so my curiosity got the better of me and I had a quick look
I managed to fix the problem.
I found that the offending part of the lsdvd output is:
Title: 01, Length: 01:44:00.360
The Length have the microseconds also (00.360)
So, when lsdvd.py try to calculate the length in function 'DVDTitle'
with the following line:
self.length = (int(l[0])*60+int(l[1]))*60+int(l[2])
Then, l[2] = 00.360, which cause the error when converted to int.
So I just split the last field again and use the first part:
--snip--
sec = l[2].split('.')
self.length = (int(l[0])*60+int(l[1]))*60+int(sec[0])
--snip--
I suppose the real problem is with lsdvd and not lsdvd.py, but for now
my freevo can detect DVD's and play them as it should.
Hey,
you are good resolving bugs! Thanks for sharing the trick, I'm sure it
will help.
Those are the low sides of using external tools, they got updated
without notice. But, what can you do, they help a lot!
It would be nice if this could get into the wiki, somehow...
Fabio
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Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo DVD play failure
Andre Truter wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 19:43 +0200, Fabio Papa wrote: --snip-- lsdvd -v /dev/dvd libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. Hi, this error means you've got no libdvdcss installed. You need that piece of software in order to read encrypted dvds, which are all of them... I installed libdvdcss, but it did not solve my problem. I still get the same results from MMPYTHON_DEBUG=2 mminfo /dev/dvd and lsdvd still gives me a Zero check failed --snip-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ lsdvd -v /dev/dvd libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access *** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:324 for vmgi_mat-zero_3 = 0x01 *** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:974 *** *** for n % 4 == 0 *** Disc Title: DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER Hmm, I didn't realize you were talking about a self recorded DVD. It's very possible that the recorder did not follow standard DVD structure and that is fooling lsdvd, which is built to work with commercial DVDs. Have you tried with a normal (commercial) dvd? --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo DVD play failure
Andre Truter wrote: On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 08:34 +0200, Fabio Papa wrote: --snip-- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ lsdvd -v /dev/dvd libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access *** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:324 for vmgi_mat-zero_3 = 0x01 *** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:974 *** *** for n % 4 == 0 *** Disc Title: DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER Hmm, I didn't realize you were talking about a self recorded DVD. It's very possible that the recorder did not follow standard DVD structure and that is fooling lsdvd, which is built to work with commercial DVDs. Have you tried with a normal (commercial) dvd? Yes, that is probably it. The DVD was created on one of the commercial settop boxes. Shows that family recorded for me. I popped in an audio CD and it picked it up and listed the songs. (Could not play them though, but I think that is due to a different config setting that I have not gotten round to) I will try a commercial DVD and see what happens. Is there a way of manually starting mplayer? MPlayer can play the dvd. Maybe add a menu option to launch a custom command (mplayer dvd://) I have overseas family that put family pictures and video recordings of holidays and events on DVD and send it to us. It would be nice be able to play this on Freevo. It should be possible to place an fxd file somewhere on your hd containing the playing command for your dvd. Take a look to the wiki at http://freevo.sf.net --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo DVD play failure
lsdvd -V lsdvd 0.15 - GPL Copyright (c) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Written by Chris Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] It works, but give an error. I don't know if this error could cause the problems: --snip-- lsdvd -v /dev/dvd libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable. Hi, this error means you've got no libdvdcss installed. You need that piece of software in order to read encrypted dvds, which are all of them... ___ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Re: FreeVo vs M$ Multimedia PC
[SNIP..] Great ideas, but still, we need people to do it. [SNIP..] Ok, I'm a great fan of Freevo, and I feel I'm in debt with you all, and I sincerly want to help. But thing is, I know very little of python programming, but I guess I can learn. Any suggestion of where/what should I look for? Thanks! Fabio --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Add functions to mplayer
Hi list, I wanted to know the best way I should follow to add some functions to mplayer when using freevo to watch movies. In particular, I was interested in the change subtitles lang, which is normally mapped on the J key in mplayer, and the zoom function, which is mapped on two keys, W and E. I don't even know if those functions are allowed when using mplayer in slave mode, but I think they should... Thanks for any info! Fabio Papa --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tell us your software development plans! Take this survey and enter to win a one-year sub to SourceForge.net Plus IDC's 2005 look-ahead and a copy of this survey Click here to start! http://www.idcswdc.com/cgi-bin/survey?id=105hix ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
RE: [Freevo-users] Ideas for next major release wanted
--- Oscilated [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hello, good sir, Fabio... :) Let me explain... I'm totally positive that when I tell freevo via the /etc/freevo/freevo.conf file to display at 768x576, freevo does so. As such, I've essentially told freevo that I'm using a 4:3 ratio (which just happens to be the same resolution as a typical television set). Now, when I play a typical DVD using the widescreen format, everything works like it should (I have the familiar letterbox). When I play a typical DVD using the fullscreen format, again, everything works like it should (I have a fully filled screen). I don't pass any special parameters whatsoever. Monsters, Inc. is a perfect test because both formats are on one DVD. I'd love to now test 16:9, but I don't possess a monitor capable of such a resolution. So, thinking logically, I would assume that freevo would give a perfect screen for widescreen format, and sidebars for 4:3 formatted material. Basically, is it possible you're over-thinking the issue. Does freevo really need to pass to Mplayer the ratio when it already knows the resolution? It's perfectly possible, I'm such a confusionist... :) But anyway, we're talking about two different parameters to obtain the same. Yours, I have to say, after a long thinking, should be the right one. But still, it is a prameter enclosed in a config file, which is evil to most of the users. So it still needs to be ported to the gui. So my original idea still holds, it just now points to a different parameter. OK, This is where we might be completely confusing one another. I now think you mean for those who are using freevo and NOT integrating it into an already established home-theater/home-entertainment system. No. I am intergrating it into a home ent system, but simply an analog one. My amp has 6 pre-in which I must connect to 6 output from my audio card. And that's reasonable, as it should be the hardware, ie freevo or the set-top player, to do the downmixing. I humbly disagree. Freevo or other DVD player should send ALL the available information and allow the equipment on the other end decide how to handle it. Well, modern dvd players actually do both what we're saying. They output a downmixed version to the stereo out, which can be connected to the CD-in of the amplifier to listen to ... CDs, and they output the entire data stream to the digital out. But again, one other question comes to mind: doesn't mplayer expect some exact parameter wheter it has to pass out the AC3 stream or a PCM stream? It's not the same, is it? Can it be automatical? In conclusion, maybe what I was asking is a little bit too much, after all. In the end, it's enough to set a good resolution for the TV set, and good options for DVD playback or CD playback. Bye ___ Scopri Mister Yahoo! - il fantatorneo sul calcio di Yahoo! Sport http://it.seriea.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] 16:9 (was: Ideas for next major release wanted)
I have no 16:9 tv set. So no patches or work from me at the location. Freel free to send patches so freevo/mplayer/xine do the correct thing when you have 4:3 and 16:9 videos. Hi Dischi, defining 'correct' seems to be the issue here. What we are in doubt is, will mplayer follow whatever resolution freevo sets? In other words, if I set a 16:9 resolution, will mplayer adapt to it? Because otherwise, one should use the -monitoraspect option of mplayer. Dischi -- When in doubt, do it. It's much easier to apologize than to get permission. -- Grace Murray Hopper --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ___ Scopri Mister Yahoo! - il fantatorneo sul calcio di Yahoo! Sport http://it.seriea.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
RE: [Freevo-users] Ideas for next major release wanted
Thanks for the idea. Now, lets move on: What (specifically) do we think would be good options to have in a config plugin? Ok,then, as we're trying to do the same work as a number of set-top players/VCR, we should start looking at them. The player that should offer a good example is one like mine, a DVD player with integrated dolby. The important things which I setup the first time I powered up the thing are: -type of screen used (16:9 or 4:3). -type of audio equipment (5.1 or stereo or dts) -distance of the audio speakers, to introduce delays (even if this is not so important) -controls of brightness and saturation, with a test image to check with As you see, it's not a long complex list, just basic things that needs to be set up by the user. To that, you could then add maybe a TV list manager. Then, wheter we should add a more complex list of things, like audio driver for mplayer or video out method selections, it's up debate. But users, for me, shouldn't care of that. Even directory selection, is not that critical. I am taking a friend's freevo installation, for example. I set it up for him, and setup all the options correctly. But once in a while, there could be changes. What if he buys a 16:9 tv set, or a 5.1 capable audio card? That should be user selectable. Thanks. ___ Scopri Mister Yahoo! - il fantatorneo sul calcio di Yahoo! Sport http://it.seriea.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
RE: [Freevo-users] Ideas for next major release wanted
Hi Andrew, Doesn't the resolution, which we already configure for freevo, determine the aspect ratio? (800x600 = 4:3, 1280x720 = 16:9). Maybe I'm missing something...? Hm, I don't think there's any correlation. I think freevo simply calls mplayer in fullscreen mode, but it doesn't know anything about resolution. And anyway, I don't think one should use a fixed resolution. For example, what happens if you set a 16:9 resolution and then whatch 4:3 TV shows? Shouldn't the type of audio equipment really be type of output stream you want to use and let the pre-amp/receiver on the other end decide what to do with that info? For instance, freevo should just output the raw dolby digital(ex)/dts(es), and allow the equipment on the other end do the rest. Modern audio equipment, when configured for only two speakers and a sub, will automatically resample a 5.1 source to 2.1. So, in practicality, freevo just outputs 2 channel stereo for every source EXCEPT DVD. Only DVD would need to be configured as either 1) output PCM (is this even possible with sound cards that don't have built-in decoding?) for pre-amps without decoder chips, or 2) output raw encoded digital for those that have decoder chips in their pre-amp. If some poor sap is stuck using freevo to output his DVD audio stream to an old stereo only amplifier, that person should be smart enough to select the 2 channel stereo option in the DVD's setup/options menu. Also, with that in mind, there's no reason for freevo to know the distance of speakers. The stereo pre-amp should already be configured for this. This is what pre-amps do. All freevo needs to do is get the audio stream out to the other equipment (again, in either PCM or raw encoded digital), and allow that external equipment decide what to do from there. All of this is true, but only, as you stated, with modern hardware. And expansive, I would add. As a minimum, a digital amplifier/receiver is needed. In my view, one that wants freevo is trying to go cheap in the first place. So you'll have to think more about analog output from the audio card. That was what I had in mind. Also, I've seen many rent DVD with only 5.1 tracks, no stereo options available. And that's reasonable, as it should be the hardware, ie freevo or the set-top player, to do the downmixing. Tell me what you think! ___ Scopri Mister Yahoo! - il fantatorneo sul calcio di Yahoo! Sport http://it.seriea.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Ideas for next major release wanted
I don;t quite think thats what he was asking.. This 'feature' does no exist right now. I'd be happy to help get it started. But it is very complex. Firstly: how to get the options? There needs to be a way for freevo to tell the user (or the plugin) exactly what options are available? Maybe a meta search on config()? Obviously, the documentation is no the best ;-) So, this method would allow for the config plugin to include config for activated plugins.. Actually, I'm quite chuffed with this idea... Lets look at how to assign the dir to store tv recording: how? i) text box? ii) file system select. But: the real issue is this: How to get the config loaded? Right now freevo needs a restart on any config change. Is this ever going to change? If not, in shutdown we need a few more options: i) soft restart (init.d/freevo restart) ii) hard restart (reboot) Hi Mick, I think that Michael got a little bit beyond what I was asking for. For sure, there are options which are difficult to set from inside freevo, as you pointed out. And maybe, it's even right that normal users actually _can't_ do that. But maybe, taking a strict amount of options to the gui should be fine, I'm thinking mostly about mplayer/xine options (more mplayer than xine) and TV channels. As for the matter with freevo reloading its config at boot time, maybe one should also think of removing those configs from the config file and putting them elsewhere, seen that those options are only used by external programs. Thanks for the attention! ___ Yahoo! Companion - Scarica gratis la toolbar di Ricerca di Yahoo! http://companion.yahoo.it --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Ideas for next major release wanted
Hi, one thing I sometime miss in freevo is the ability to do part of the configuration process from inside freevo. I mean, if I look at my set-top dvd player, it gives me tools to instruct its integrated dolby wheter I have 2 or 4 or 6 audio channel system. This would be helpful in freevo, I think. Maybe also other options, like default vo and filters could be included. Bye! ___ Yahoo! Companion - Scarica gratis la toolbar di Ricerca di Yahoo! http://companion.yahoo.it --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047alloc_id=10808op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Again on fxd variants
Hi all, I was parsing the content of freevo_XML_data.dtd, just to be sure I understood all correctly. At line 141, regarding variants, I read this line: mplayer-options CDATA #IMPLIED -- variant-specific opts Should I read this as those options get applied _only_ on this variant? This seems most obvious, but it's surely not what freevo is doing now. What I'm experiencing is that freevo actually sums all the variants up. Is this really the expected behaviour? If so, I don't think it is the correct approach, as it closes it down to a few cases of use. I cannot, for one, specify two different languages as the examples on the wiki explains. I did this: [snip] variants variant name=Soundtrack Italian mplayer-options=-alang ita part ref=p1/part /variant variant name=Soundtrack English mplayer-options=-alang eng part ref=p1/part /variant /variants [snip] Playing the first variant causes this command to be run: mplayer movie.mkv [all sort of mplayer opts] -alang ita resulting in a correct play. But selecting the second: mplayer movie.mkv [all sort of mplayer opts] -alang ita -alang eng which is undoubtly nonsense. And it soesn't work, as it sounds still italian. I just want to know if this is the expected behaviour (I hope not), and if so, how can I specify two languages in two variants. Thanks and sorry for the long mail. --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149alloc_id=8166op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] fxd variants
On Thursday 29 April 2004 08:36, Mick wrote: If you need it that bad you could make an fxd for each file.. Hmm? You know what? I was about telling you Don't say obvious things ecc.., but on second thought, I think you're right. The only downside is that instead of having one movie which then lists the variants, I'll have more movies. But, is that behaviour of summing all variants the expected one? Or is it just a bug? I ask because as it is now, it is problematic to, eg, specify two variants with two lang. Every lang gets appended to the other, and this cannot be right... Thanks anyway for a momentary fix! On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 21:10, Fabio Papa wrote: On Monday 26 April 2004 09:06, Fabio Papa wrote: Hi list, I did a test using an fxd file in one of my directory, and I've put a lot (6) of variants in it, specifying a number of mplayer options to use in each one. Some options are repeated just with changed values, like crop or expand. When I play some, though, I see that all the options from the previous variants are summed up. This way my options don't work. Is there a way to have more variants completely independent from each other? Please, regarding this message, I am willing to modify the .py part myself, if someone points me to the right direction. But I really need completely _independent_ variants. Thanks... --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149alloc_id=8166op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149alloc_id=8166op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149alloc_id=8166op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] fxd variants
On Monday 26 April 2004 09:06, Fabio Papa wrote: Hi list, I did a test using an fxd file in one of my directory, and I've put a lot (6) of variants in it, specifying a number of mplayer options to use in each one. Some options are repeated just with changed values, like crop or expand. When I play some, though, I see that all the options from the previous variants are summed up. This way my options don't work. Is there a way to have more variants completely independent from each other? Please, regarding this message, I am willing to modify the .py part myself, if someone points me to the right direction. But I really need completely _independent_ variants. Thanks... --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149alloc_id=8166op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] fxd variants
Hi list, I did a test using an fxd file in one of my directory, and I've put a lot (6) of variants in it, specifying a number of mplayer options to use in each one. Some options are repeated just with changed values, like crop or expand. When I play some, though, I see that all the options from the previous variants are summed up. This way my options don't work. Is there a way to have more variants completely independent from each other? Thanks! --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Robotic Monkeys at ThinkGeek For a limited time only, get FREE Ground shipping on all orders of $35 or more. Hurry up and shop folks, this offer expires April 30th! http://www.thinkgeek.com/freeshipping/?cpg=12297 ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Matroska
On Tuesday 24 February 2004 08:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MMPYThon n CVS is able to detect Matroska files, i have submitted the patch one month ago. That's what I thought when I saw the mkv* files in the video subdir. But the problem is, I cannot get it to work. Freevo always tells me that those are mpeg files. Is there something I can check to debug my problem? Regards, Sylvain. --- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356alloc_id=3438op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Matroska
Hi list, I don't know if this is an already known issue, but freevo is incapable of handling mkv (Matroska) files, right now. I'm speaking of CVS, obviously. Though a mkv*.py file exists in mmpython cvs, freevo seems to detect those files as mpeg. Please, tell me if you want to try out something, I'm available. Bye! --- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356alloc_id=3438op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Matroska
yes, freevo can handle mkv files. just add VIDEO_MPLAYER_SUFFIX += [ 'mkv' ] to your local_conf.py and make sure your mplayer version supports matroska. you can play these files without problems. mmpython might is possibly not able to detect file data correctly though. i haven't checked that. Hi Benjamin, yes, I already added that, and I'm playing my files right. But what I cannot do, for now, is select the other audio tracks, since mmpython is incapable of detecting the file right. I remain at disposal for further tests. Bye --- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356alloc_id=3438op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Displaying interlaced content on TV
Hi list, I would like to know how you out there have dealed with interlaced content and TV-OUT. I am interested in a solution, if one exists, that _doesn't_ use deinterlacing filters, because they are always lossy. Please tell me if you know of any trick. Thanks! --- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] bttv/mencoder quality problem
--- Jaap Struyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Op vr 30-01-2004, om 21:05 schreef Fabio Papa: Are you using any filter, during capture? With those images not, I tryed mencoder's pp=lb, but that doesn't improve. The only options I use are saturation=-25:hue=-35:contrast=0:brightness=-15 You don't even scale? That's a filter too... In any case, if you are scaling interlaced content, mind that you can only scale deinterlaced images, so deinterlacing must be the first filter on the list, like: -vf pp=lb,scale=xxx:yyy and not the other way around. That's very important. In any case, post your complete capture command. I'll see if I find something suspect. Because that seems like filters working on interlaced videos That's not ossible. However, you can separate the two fields and treat them as a single image, and then recompose the original interlaced frame. Tell me if you want details. Please... -- Groetjes Japie http://japie.deserver.nl Gnu/Linux 2.4.20-wolk4.9s i686 Win98 error 005: Mouse not found. Click left mouse button on ok to continue. ;^) --- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users __ Yahoo! Mail: 6MB di spazio gratuito, 30MB per i tuoi allegati, l'antivirus, il filtro Anti-spam http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/?http://it.mail.yahoo.com/ --- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
