Streaming Windows Media Though Linux

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Anyone know of a program that will do that? I've read the Mplayer may have the capability but I'm not sure.

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What do you mean by windows media?
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24seven wrote:What do you mean by windows media?
I mean the WM9 codec.
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I think mplayer does, look at this:-
http://www.freshports.org/multimedia/mplayer/
Somewhere on that page it says
10 Jan 2003 12:12:50
0.90.0.102 lioux Update to 0.90 RC2: this release supports both WM9 and Quicktime(TM)
files using latest win32-codecs port.

Submitted by: maintainer et al
Reviewed by: freebsd-multimedia mailing list
Although thats for freebsd, im sure it will be the same on linux.
So I guess it does. :D

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Yeah, I saw that about Mplayer... Wasn't sure if it only has the ability to play WM files or stream them too.
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Hmm not sure, its worth a try though isnt it?

As looking around there isnt many things that do wm9 on linux.
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Post by johnli »

If it can play them I'd have guessed it could steam them? Not played about much so can't say really. The other that might work is the VideoLAN streaming server widget, which does MPEG 1 2 and 4; not sure if WM conforms to one of those.

Edit by Derek: Link fixed.
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John
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