FirefoxStreamingVideo
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| Viewing quicktime videos with gstreamer is problematic at present. Many streams use an unsupported sound format. Using totem-xine (or another xine-based player) with the w32codecs, you can view the stream properly. Install gstreamer-xine. There is a mozilla extention which allows for streaming video to be sent to an external appliation, such as totem: [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&numpg=10&id=446 MediaPlayer Connectivity]. Features: | A great many website have media embedded in the website. To view those, some steps are needed. |
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| Allow you to launch embed video of website in an external application with a simple click * Replace the stream by a simple button * Works with RealMedia, QuickTime, WindowsMedia streams, Playlists, Flash (with restrictions) * Allow the use of any capable media player * Support Media Metafiles (ram, rpm, wmv, wm, wma, asx, asf, ...) * Activable per media format * AutoPlay feature : automaticatlly start to play the first media * Configuration wizard * SmartPlay : automatically search and choose the best source using metafile ('+' icon) if exist * Windows / Linux / (OSX see my website for support) Languages : US, FR, GR, IT, ES, DK, SE, DE, NL, CZ |
== Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) == |
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| To install the plugin in Hoary, the version of Firefox needs to be tweaked. You need to first type {{{ about:config }}} in the firefox address bar and change the value of "general.useragent.vendorsub " to 1.04 |
This version of Ubuntu ships with a plugin already enabled. However, some multimedia formats cannot be supported by Ubuntu by default. Please see RestrictedFormats to make them work. |
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| Then you can install the plugin. | == Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) and 4.10 (Warty Warthog) == These releases do not ship a plugin. To watch these files, the simplest way is to send them to an external application, such as Totem. [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&numpg=10&id=446 MediaPlayer Connectivity] allows you to click on the video to launch it in Totem. In addition, some of the videos require codecs not installed by default. See RestrictedFormats for further information. CategoryDocumentation |
A great many website have media embedded in the website. To view those, some steps are needed.
Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)
This version of Ubuntu ships with a plugin already enabled. However, some multimedia formats cannot be supported by Ubuntu by default. Please see RestrictedFormats to make them work.
Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) and 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
These releases do not ship a plugin. To watch these files, the simplest way is to send them to an external application, such as Totem. [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&numpg=10&id=446 MediaPlayer Connectivity] allows you to click on the video to launch it in Totem. In addition, some of the videos require codecs not installed by default. See RestrictedFormats for further information.
FirefoxStreamingVideo (last edited 2008-08-06 16:28:35 by localhost)