[MPlayer-users] can someone confirm this problem with vnc and mplayer

[Kichigai Mentat]

On May 8, 2005, at 23.15, Brad Langhorst wrote:

> In the archives i see that some people are able to use mplayer on a  
> vnc
> display - others are not (BGR not supported error)
I've never seen anyone use MPlayer over VNC. What exactly is it you  
are trying to accomplish? Because playing videos over VNC is rather  
inefficient and slow, there may be more efficient methods of trying  
to accomplish whatever your goal is.
>
> If i use vncserver 3.3.7 i can use mplayer
> if i use vnc4server (4.0) mplayer will not run
>
> can someone confirm this on their system before i file a bug?
>
> thanks!
>
> brad
> (oh - cc me if you want a prompt response)
>
>
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