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Cannot watch some streaming videos from Apple websire #269

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
There seems to be a problem with streaming videos from Apple website. Using
mplayer alone, it works, but with gnome-mplayer it doesn't. For example:

gnome-mplayer
http://movies.apple.com/media/us/mac/getamac/2009/apple-mvp-customer_care-us-200
90512_480x272.mov

If you just use mplayer, the does work.

I'm using gnome-player 0.9.7 in Arch Linux.

Thanks.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by luis6...@yahoo.com on 25 Aug 2009 at 3:52

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This has been fixed in SVN.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2009 at 3:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I've just tested from SVN (revision 1512) and it still doesn't work for me. 
Should
the problem be really fixed in this version?

Thanks.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 3:47

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
works here... please post the output of gnome-mplayer with the -v option

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 4:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I attach the output.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 6:12

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Well according to your output, mplayer is connecting to apple and downloading
something. The user-agent string is specified in the mplayer commandline so 
that is
working...

So you said this works normally from mplayer? What is the command line you use 
for
that? Also if you delete/rename your ~/.mplayer/config file does it then work?  
If so
can you post your config file. I'm wondering if there is some option you have 
enabled
that is causing it to fail.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 9:59

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, gnome-mplayer does start downloading the movie, but when it tries to start
playing it, it stops (I hear like 0.3 seconds of sound before).

With mplayer it works, yes. I don't use any option in the commandline. Just:

mplayer
http://movies.apple.com/media/us/mac/getamac/2009/apple-mvp-customer_care-us-200
90512_480x272.mov

Now I tried it with the -v option and I'm attaching the output for comparison 
with
the one from gnome-mplayer (I just played a few seconds of the vid and closed 
mplayer).

Deleting the ~/.mplayer/ directory completely didn't help.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 10:22

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Ok, I've found out something rather stupid. When I try to play the movie, it 
stops
and the screen stays gray. But if I click in the screen, then it works! I don't 
know
why this happens, might be related to graphics drivers or something? Anyway, it 
is a
minor thing now. I'll try to find out.

Thanks.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 10:44

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Does resizing the window make the video appear?

Also what version of GTK are you using if 2.17 or greater try this

GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1 gnome-mplayer

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 10:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
No, resizing the window doesn't make the video appear. I have to click on the 
gray area.

I am using GTK-2.16.5, so that GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1 doesn't change anything.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 11:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Do local videos work? For example if you download that file and they try to 
play it
does it work? I'm really confused as to why you have to click the screen.. 
sounds
like it is starting in paused state, which I have not seen that happen before. 

Does this work?

gnome-mplayer http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/xvidtest.avi

If so can you try and upgrade your version of mplayer?

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 12:48

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Local videos work correctly. Even that same one from Apple.

Yes, it seems as it starts in pause mode. The play button is not active, but it 
does
show the play icon (as when paused). Once I click the screen and the video 
starts, it
shows the pause icon (not active either).

Same with the link you provided, it starts paused, though this time at least I 
don't
get a gray screen but an actual preview of the movie.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 12:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
If you downgrade to 0.9.6 does it have this same issue?

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 12:52

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, 0.9.6 has the same issue, it starts paused and I have to click the screen 
to
start it.

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 1:01

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I think your problem might be with mplayer then. I put a note out to the 
mailing list
to see if anyone else has this issue.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 1:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This should be fixed now, found the problem and fixed it in SVN

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 4:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Confirmed, it is fixed now. Thank you very much!

Original comment by luis6...@yahoo.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 5:01