This bug is still valid for 10.10 - KDE copies the file instead of just opening it with the video player (stream the video file). This happens also with any other media file, not just video files.
There is a temporary solution, however. The solution is to add the following line: X-KDE-Protocols=http,ftp,smb In the file /usr/share/applications/smplayer.desktop -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447863 Title: kde copy the whole media file for the samba share network when opening media file with smplayer -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs