Windows Media 9 & gxine or mplayer

[Andy Green]

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On Sunday 18 April 2004 23:43, Keith wrote:
>  Has anyone had any luck playing winplayer 9
> web content on gxine or mplayer? I have downloaded
> all the win32 codec rpms and some of the earlier
> wmv web feeds and files will play nicely,
> but windows media player 9 files always complain
> and fail.

I downloaded a sample clip of some hidef WM9 some months ago, and once I had a 
fast enough machine ;-) it played very nicely on mplayer.

Is it possible that the media you have in this MSFT format could possibly -- I 
hesitate to suggest such an idea about a reputable and respected company 
which only has its customers' interests at heart -- be DRM'd up the wazoo?

- -Andy

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