On Fri, 25 May 2012 01:06:39 -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: (...)
> Let us assume that the file is foo.avi > > 1] What is the command line, using mencoder, for converting foo.avi to > foo.mov. http://en.lmgtfy.com/?q=mencoder+from+avi+to+mov The key here is the support for Apple Quicktime format (.mov). May I ask why are you interested in that media container? > 2] What is the command line, using mplayer, for playing foo.mov. http://en.lmgtfy.com/?q=mplayer+play+mov+files > 3] What is the HTML5 code, using with the <video> tag, for playing > foo.mov. http://www.w3schools.com/html5/tag_video.asp http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/AudioVideo/Conceptual/Using_HTML5_Audio_Video/AudioandVideoTagBasics/AudioandVideoTagBasics.html But pelase, make us (us → Internet users) a favor and consider using whatever open source video container you prefer instead that mov thingy ;-) > 4] Using the answer to #2, can we force foo.mov to be played with > mplayer. Kindly expand that... file association (mime types) are defined within your DE or VM and thus is a user dependant setting. > a] I do not seem to be able to fine a mplayer plug-in. A plugin for your browser? What browser? > b] I understand that Quicktime will play foo.mov. How do I > force that to happen? I have the plug-in, but seems that I cannot find > in the preferences an option to force the Quicktime plugin. Quicktime should dissapear in the same way flashplayer should. That said, it's ages since I have not opened a mov file (neither locally nor embedded inside html code) though my "about:plugins" page says it could be possible: *** QuickTime Plug-in 7.2.0 Archivo: libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so Versión: The Totem 2.22.2 plugin handles video and audio streams. Tipo MIME Descripción Sufijos video/quicktime vídeo QuickTime mov video/mp4 vídeo MPEG-4 mp4 image/x-macpaint imagen en mapa de bits de MacPaint pntg image/x-quicktime imagen QuickTime pict, pict1, pict2 video/x-m4v vídeo MPEG-4 m4v *** Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jpqr5a$dh7$1...@dough.gmane.org
