[MPlayer-users] changing v4l channels while watching TV

[Geoffrey Espin]

On Sun, Dec 28, 2003 at 07:39:11PM -0600, Michael wrote:
> Is there a way to change channels when watching TV with mplayer?  It's
> not feasible to stop mplayer and launch it again with a different
> channel.

I sent a bunch of hacks just a week ago that happen include this
very thing.  Check the the archives for:

    Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:17:55 -0800
    Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] How to pause mencoder
      
    > Actually not. You can't pause mencoder.

    Here's a patch that adds a bunch of hacks with the _potential_ of
    including pause (just add into mencoder.c look for "check keyboard
    input").  Pause would be great if recording of live-TV and want to
    skip adverts by hand.  Adding a 'q' command was vital for restarting
    mencoder quickly, the kill took a long time from Perl.

    * mencoder checks input: q-quit, i<n> switch video input (0-3)
    ...

Geoff
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