[MPlayer-dev-eng] MMS streaming

[Bertrand Baudet]

On Thursday 29 November 2001 10:50 pm, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > MMS streaming is still buggy, I have a couple ideas why. I just need
> > to find some time to do it. And it still need some prebuffering code,
> > that it's not yet there.
> >
> > Mplayer can't play audio only track, I will also like to use mplayer
> > to stream some radio feed.
> > Is the audio only stream support in someone's TODO list? What need
> > to be changed to be able to support that?
>
> player core. as now video control everything...

Would it be hard to change? 
Is it planed to be done? 

> and for other formats (mp3 etc) also implementing new demuxers...

Yes, but at least I would be able to test mms radio streaming, without
adding a new demuxer.


Bertrand

> >
> > On Thursday 29 November 2001 09:14 am, you wrote:
> > > Good morning, everyone.  I am experimenting with mms streams.  I do
> > > know that audio-only MMS is not yet supported. But, I found that I can
> > > get some audio mms streams to work by using aviplay.  If I'm trying to
> > > use an ASFL-type file, I just look at the file. It almost always has an
> > > URL.
> > >
> > > For example, for my local National Public Radio station's feed, I have
> > > this file: 56klive.asxl. In it, I have this:
> > >
> > > [Reference]
> > > Ref1=http://rklive:80/56klive
> > > Ref2=http://216.90.76.254:80/56klive
> > >
> > >
> > > Now, I know that sometimes the first URL will not resolve. Why such
> > > URLs are put into the file I'll never know. Anyway, I just use the
> > > first URL that will work.  Now, I just type this command:
> > >
> > > aviplay http://216.90.76.254:80/56klive
> > >
> > > And voila! I got my local radio station streaming perfectly.
> > >
> > > As for video mms streams, I have tried using ASFRecorder with fifos as
> > > recommended in an older email from the developers list
> > > (http://www.MPlayerHQ.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2001-June/000610.htm
> > >l). The problem I have found with that is that I cannot play the stream
> > > from mplayer. I, too, get "unrecognized file." But, if I just let asfr
> > > (A better version of ASFRecorder) save the stream (I use "asfr -T
> > > mms://mslive.net-36.net:1755/panamsatedge117"). I cannot play the
> > > stream until I hit Control-C. If I try using aviplay while it's
> > > streaming, aviplay will complain with "video EOF" and "audio EOF". But,
> > > when I end the stream via asfr, I can then play the stream via mplayer.
> > > But, about half the time, mplayer has a hiccup with the counter stuck
> > > at 5 seconds into the ASF file.
> > >
> > > Also, with some versions of ASFRecorder, it defaults to port 80, which
> > > is quite lame IMO. I had to reboot into Windows 2000 and try a typical
> > > mms stream. I found it uses port 1755 (gotta love the netstat command).
> > > So, I  rebooted into Linux. I then tried the above MMS stream. I was
> > > able to at least download the stream.
> > >
> > > Anyway, just my personal experience with mms. What is the current
> > > status of MMS support in mplayer? I am really liking this software. I
> > > can now play my ASF files lying around on my Windows drive without
> > > resorting to reboot into Windows. ;-)
> >
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