[MPlayer-users] ~40sec wait before mplayer starts playing mms stream

[Kevin DeKorte]

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On 07/24/2009 05:32 AM, chrizzler . wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> [Note: I read the manuals, searched the archives and internet, but no
> solution came up]
> 
> I want to be able to check if an uploaded file is streamable on our
> streaming video server. I thought of using mplayer to try play the stream
> taking a one-frame capture and check if this was succesful.
> 
> But I have trouble with mplayer playing a mms stream. When just trying (for
> example) 'mplayer mms://
> wm.stream1.fsw.leidenuniv.nl:80/beta/ewe_oral_narratives.wmv' from a windows
> console... after reporting that it is trying to connect it does nothing for
> about 40seconds and then it plays just like I expect it should. Windows
> media player plays the stream almost instantly.

Try changing the protocol from mms:// to mmshttp:// or mmsh:// or
mmst:// and see if any of those work better.

Kevin


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