On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:32:57PM +0100, Karol Blazewicz wrote: > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 8:48 PM, <coffeekingms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 02:33:08AM +0800, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote: > >> On 31 October 2013 17:55, <coffeekingms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > hi > >> > Thanks for the help. That worked better than my attempts did, although now when I start mplayer with the alias I get the following: > >> > [fbdev2] Screensize is smaller than video size (1600x900 < 1600x1200) > >> > FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver. > >> > I used to run into these issues all the time. Am I missing anything, or is it just not possible to watch videos in console with mplayer? > >> > >> Yes, this will happen if the scaling done by mplayer pushes either of > >> the resolutions to go beyond the real screen estate. In my experience, > >> this has never happened. As you can read from the manual: > >> > >> "value>8 > >> Set width to value and calculate height to keep correct aspect ratio." > >> > >> I get the same errors as you if I issue -xy 1367. For some reason, the > >> height is scaled beyond your screen area. Try with a lower value, that > >> will leave just a bit of black around the video. Please also try a Big > >> Buck Bunny video. [1] > >> > >> When all else fails, issue -x and -y separately (which breaks aspect > >> ratio, stretching where needed). > >> > >> [1] http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/index.php/download/ > >> > >> > >> -- > >> GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1 > > > > hi > > Thanks again for the help. Splitting the -x and -y values worked. The video is just a bit blurry, but I can't see too well, so that could either be my vision or an artifact of the stretching. > > In any case, it's more than good enough. i can finally watch videos in the console. > > Thanks > > Kendell clark > > > > Can you please tell me > * why not use mplayer2 as you did before? > * why not use any player in X? hi I have no problem using mplayer2. However, is it still maintained by the mplayer2 devs? if so I can go back, but if not, I want something that's kept up-to-date. As for x, I have no problem with x, but I'm blind, so primarily use text mode. I can use x just fine, but console mode is much, much faster, and uses less memory, but I can use vlc to play videos in x. Thanks Kendell clark
