[ILUG] RTE's Video archives don't work with Firefox??

[John Moylan]

Hi John,

MplayerPlugin has "issues" with some Real content and is not supported
by Mozilla http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html#RealPlayer (although,
admittedly it does work really well with most files). It seems
to have particular difficulty with the SMIl files we use. You really
should use Realplayer for Real files instead, freeplayer is here:
http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=rnwk

We use Realplayer on Fedora and Ubuntu here without any
issues. NB mplayerplugin will have to be configured not to try
and play Real's content. A thread on disabling mplayerplugin for .rm
files is here : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=323089

Regards,
John

> > when I click on for example
> > http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0203/pobal_av.html
> > in Firefox
> > it doesnt work with either realplayer or mplayer.
> > 
> > I get various messages - connection refused most often..
> > 
> > I am running Gutsy Gibbon and have kept all up to date.
> > 
> > Maybe a config problem at my end (or network congestion at RTE's
> > end)?
> > 
> > Any advice welcome
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > --
> > John A. Kinsella                Ph:     +353-61-202148
> > (Direct)




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