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Topic: HELP! How do I view *.flv files in MPlayer?

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jhsu

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Posted: Jan. 13 2008,06:08

I've used keepvid.com to download Youtube videos. I have both MPlayer and the MPlayer plug-in MyDSL extensions installed.

However, MPlayer refuses to play *.flv files. I get the "Fatal Error" dialog box with the message "No stream found". What am I missing? What are the appropriate settings under the "preferences" menu?

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kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal home=hda3 opt=hda3 restore=hda3 root=hda3

curaga

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Posted: Jan. 13 2008,11:15

Uhh.. I have no trouble playing flv's in mplayer. Maybe keepvid gives you malformed videos?

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jhsu

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Posted: Jan. 13 2008,16:14

So why is MPlayer allowing you to play videos but not me? What are your configurations? I can't for the life of me understand the mumbo jumbo in the preferences options.

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Current cheatcodes:
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal home=hda3 opt=hda3 restore=hda3 root=hda3

curaga

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Posted: Jan. 13 2008,16:37

Let's test. Give me a youtube address, I'll download the vid using my youtube-dl, try watching it, and then send it to you some way, so you can try watching it. If you can, it's keepvid that has the bugs.

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jhsu

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Posted: Jan. 13 2008,17:13

OK, I solved the problem by switching from the unc version to the uci version. The uci version has a lot of stuff that the unc version lacks.

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Current cheatcodes:
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal home=hda3 opt=hda3 restore=hda3 root=hda3

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