Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-05 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 00:04 -0700, libre fan wrote: > Many thanks for the tip! Does it mean that if you install ffmeg you could > listen to BBC4 RealAudio streams with Gxine instead of Mplayer? > > I like Mplayer for its versatility but the sound doesn't seem as good as in > VLC or Gxine. I'd lik

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-05 Thread libre fan
e. I'd like to keep my Debian install small (I have a small 8GB HD on which debian and xubuntu are installed and some room is left for Puppy, my next install). cheers, libre fan -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/gxine-and-real-on-BBC-radio-tf2330378.html#a6653597 Se

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-04 Thread David E. Fox
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:44:48 -0700 (PDT) libre fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (someone else wrote the following, I think): > But the w32codecs aren't free (libre) either. > The difference is I can use a couple of codecs instead of using a full > application. But you need w32codecs to be able to d

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-04 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 21:44 -0700, libre fan wrote: > > >Gxine + w32codecs ... > > [snip] > > > >However I'd like to be able *not to use RealPlayer* because it isn't > > libre > > >software. > > But the w32codecs aren't free (libre) either. > The difference is I can use a couple of codecs instea

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-03 Thread Paul Dwerryhouse
On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 09:39:03PM -0700, libre fan wrote: > I think that HelixPlayer is a free Linux player for realmedia files and > streams. Helixplayer is a free player, but it doesn't have the proprietary codecs used for Realmedia streams, and can't play them. Realplayer effectively is Heli

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-03 Thread libre fan
copy is one starting with http:// this isn't the right protocol, is it? The BBC doesn't want you to record anything although they offer some programms that can be saved on your HD. Cheers, libre fan -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/gxine-and-real-on-BBC-radio-tf233037

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-10-03 Thread libre fan
be able *not to use RealPlayer* because it isn't libre > software. > I think that HelixPlayer is a free Linux player for realmedia files and streams. Helix is helpless, in my experience. Has anybody here used it to their satisfaction to listen to the BBC? Cheers -- View this messa

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-09-25 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 04:23:29AM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote: > On 09/25/2006 04:18 AM, libre fan wrote: > >Gxine + w32codecs ... [snip] > >However I'd like to be able *not to use RealPlayer* because it isn't libre > >software. But the w32codecs aren't free (libre) either. > I think that HelixPla

Re: gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-09-25 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/25/2006 04:18 AM, libre fan wrote: Hello, Gxine + w32codecs is fine except on BCC radio (I tried radio 4 and 7): the sound is choppy because gxine is vary often busy buffering. I'm on dial-up. Now, Realplayer works fine (installed as a package): you can set the connection to dial-up in th

gxine and real on BBC radio

2006-09-25 Thread libre fan
ing panels, I didn't find anything I could understand would mend matters. Your help would be much appreciated! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/gxine-and-real-on-BBC-radio-tf2330378.html#a6482893 Sent from the Debian User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To UNS