MPLAYER

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 10/25/2009 09:39 PM, Maurice Arthur wrote:
> Hi KDE users
>
> Synaptic search and install Mplayer in Simple Mepis Version 8
>
>    Unable to have Mplayer play a  saved  Flash video file  from Temp Dir
> to Desktop
>
> Have installed a number of Libxine1 files but still unable to have
> Mplayer run in Mepis 8
>
>   Any help to solve this Mplayer problem appreciated

Are you sure the file is Flash video?  If it's an *.swf file, it's *not* 
Flash video.  Flash video files have an *.flv extension.

What does the "file" utility say about the file?  "Macromedia Flash 
data, version N" means it's not video.  "Macromedia Flash Video" means 
it is.

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