[MPlayer-users] A script/wrapper to play Youtube etc videos?

[Paulus Esterhazy]

Richard Hartmann schrieb:
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 13:31, Oliver Seitz <info at vtnd.de> wrote:
> 
>> I found mozplugger to be highly configurable. The command line to invoke
>> mplayer can be changed in the configuration file. So if you just omit the
>> stuff that would place mplayer's output within the browser window, I think
>> it would open up a new window.
> 
> The problem with this is that, ttbomk, MPlayer does not support flash
> videos directly, but needs a third-party tool to extract the flv, first.
> 
> Also, I don't generally want to display _all_ flash-based video content
> in a seperate window. What I envision is
> 
>   wrap_mplayer.sh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DslTkwON1Bk
> 
> (or some such) and then have a mplayer window come up.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your input,
> Richard

Try clive:

http://clive.sourceforge.net/

It's quirky, though. If you want seeking, it might be better to first
convert the flash video to a different format.

HTH,
Paulus