Re: [xine-user] problem with some QuickTime files

[Mike M. <mi...@mu...>]

Florin Andrei wrote:
> Using:
> xine-0.99.4-0.lvn.3.4
> xine-lib-1.1.0-0.lvn.8.4
> firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc4
> MediaPlayerConnectivity-0.4.9.4 media extension for Firefox
> The "all" codecs tarball from mplayer
> Linux Fedora Core 4
> 
> I am trying to watch this trailer...
> 
> http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/apocalypto/large.html
> 
> ...in order to see the Easter Egg image from around 1:46
> 
> The original URL of the embedded object is:
> 
> http://movies.apple.com/movies/touchstone/apocalypto/apocalypto-tsr1_h.480.mov
> 
> But that's just a tiny MOV file that's 139 bytes. It contains a
> redirection to the real movie which is here:
> 
> http://movies.apple.com/movies/touchstone/apocalypto/apocalypto-tsr1_h480.mov
> 
> However, xine does not take well the redirection. It fails with an
> error.
> I downloaded the real movie manually and xine was able to play it fine
> once I had it on the local disk.
> I then downloaded the initial tiny MOV file locally and played it
> manually with xine and it was OK.
> 
> Could it be that the MediaPlayerConnectivity extension is doing
> something wrong?

	The what extension? Anyway, I was able to point my xine player at the 
first redirector file listed and it played fine. Note that I am on a 
very fast connection right now. Are you sure you have enough bandwidth? 
That may be a problem.

	Also, check out Dave's Trailer Page for direct links to QT trailers:

   http://davestrailerpage.co.uk/

-- 
	-Mike Melanson