Here are the most popular ideas ever about MPlayer Movie Player .
Remove the music preview with mouse hover
Written by stanislavs1 the 20 Mar 10 at 22:03.
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The feature sounds nice when you read about it. In reality, it gets really annoying after a while. I realize you can disable it if you don't want it, but if little features like this will be added over time, Ubuntu will become too bloated.
Solution #2:
option in menu
Written by
cdude42 the 21 Mar 10 at 15:07.
when you right click and the menu appears, add something that says, disable hover playback, or something like that. Because im sure theres tons of people that still use this.
when you right click and the menu appears, add something that says, disable hover playback, or something like that. Because im sure theres tons of people that still use this.
Solution #4:
Option in Nautilus Preferences
Written by
Akerbos the 23 Mar 10 at 23:14.
This is a Nautilus thing, so let Nautilus handle the setup.
This is a Nautilus thing, so let Nautilus handle the setup.
Solution #7:
Single-click and hold for preview
Instead of previewing an audio file when you hover over it, allow the user to click and hold for e.g. 1 second on the file icon to start the preview. At this point the little overlay should appear and the audio start playing.
Then, when you let go of the mouse button, the preview stops playing.
This behaviour should be configurable between the old and new behaviour in gconf, so users who still want the old preview behaviour can still have it.
Instead of previewing an audio file when you hover over it, allow the user to click and hold for e.g. 1 second on the file icon to start the preview. At this point the little overlay should appear and the audio start playing.
Then, when you let go of the mouse button, the preview stops playing.
This behaviour should be configurable between the old and new behaviour in gconf, so users who still want the old preview behaviour can still have it.
Solution #8:
Click to play/pause audio preview
Written by
davide the 25 May 10 at 21:15.
Audio preview in Nautilus is a tremendous nice feature, improve it with single click play/pause.
On mouse rollover display the "play" icon, after click event show "pause" icon, play sound until it finishes or until the user fires another click on audio icon. This way you can listen all the sound while moving your mouse.
Status icons proposal:
http://sitoz.org/public/brainstorm-audio-preview.png
Audio preview in Nautilus is a tremendous nice feature, improve it with single click play/pause.
On mouse rollover display the "play" icon, after click event show "pause" icon, play sound until it finishes or until the user fires another click on audio icon. This way you can listen all the sound while moving your mouse.
Status icons proposal:
http://sitoz.org/public/brainstorm-audio-preview.png
The loopholes of libdvdcss2 and encrypted DVD's
Written by lucas5800 the 30 Jun 10 at 08:09.
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When you have the base installation of Ubuntu in many countries you have to break the law to play encrypted DVD's by installing libdvdcss2 and libdvdread. In addition for the average computer user this is much more work than they would be willing to do for this seemingly basic functionality.
Solution #1:
Obtain a CSS Decryption License funded by donations
Canonical should obtain a CSS Decryption License so Ubuntu can play DRM DVD's by default without having to install libdvdcss2 to play them. I believe that one of the reasons people are not switching to Linux is because of the loop holes you have to go through to play an encrypted DVD.
Canonical should obtain a CSS Decryption License so Ubuntu can play DRM DVD's by default without having to install libdvdcss2 to play them. I believe that one of the reasons people are not switching to Linux is because of the loop holes you have to go through to play an encrypted DVD.
Solution #3:
Add DVD support as a pay option in Ubuntu Software Center
If there was an easy way to purchase DVD support for an affordable price (say $10 US), I think more people would use that option than breaking the law (as it is in certain countries). Right now I am using Fluendo's GStreamer codec pack for MANY different proprietary formats (which I paid for). Imagine if when someone popped in a DVD, Ubuntu asked the user if they'd like to purchase DVD support for a small amount of money. I think many people (including myself) would pay for it.
If there was an easy way to purchase DVD support for an affordable price (say $10 US), I think more people would use that option than breaking the law (as it is in certain countries). Right now I am using Fluendo's GStreamer codec pack for MANY different proprietary formats (which I paid for). Imagine if when someone popped in a DVD, Ubuntu asked the user if they'd like to purchase DVD support for a small amount of money. I think many people (including myself) would pay for it.
Solution #4:
add libdvdcss into ubuntu-restricted-extras and include a tutorial with Ubuntu
Same as solution #2 except with a tutorial that would come included with Ubuntu to show users how to install multimedia support such as DVD & MP3 support. This would be useful because many new users will not know how to install DVD support.
Same as solution #2 except with a tutorial that would come included with Ubuntu to show users how to install multimedia support such as DVD & MP3 support. This would be useful because many new users will not know how to install DVD support.
Solution #5:
write a libdvdcss-compatible decoder
combine aspects & enhance the :
VLC codecs
KMplayer codecs
and trial&error to make a compatible component.
combine aspects & enhance the :
VLC codecs
KMplayer codecs
and trial&error to make a compatible component.
Solution #6:
Allow to watch videos for cash
Written by
Lachu the 16 Jul 10 at 14:19.
Integrate Ubuntu Shop and Ubuntu One with video rental shop or normal shop. Media downloaded by this would be in nonrestricted format. Some older movies could been offered.
Also, please, don't restrict this shop only to Ubuntu - allow to applies patches to other distribution too.
Integrate Ubuntu Shop and Ubuntu One with video rental shop or normal shop. Media downloaded by this would be in nonrestricted format. Some older movies could been offered.
Also, please, don't restrict this shop only to Ubuntu - allow to applies patches to other distribution too.
Solution #7:
See solution #8
Written by
cajhne the 26 Jul 10 at 23:03.
Couldn't erase this solution. Sorry. See #8 for a better solution than the one that I posted here.
Couldn't erase this solution. Sorry. See #8 for a better solution than the one that I posted here.
Solution #8:
Flexible Legal Solution
Written by
cajhne the 3 Aug 10 at 09:08.
The purpose of Ubuntu is not to circumvent laws. Therefore the only legal AND convenient solution is a twofold solution:
Based on the region identified by the user on installation of Ubuntu, it can be determined if the user is in a country where it is legal to install and use the codecs. If this is the case, then the codecs can be automatically installed, with a small disclaimer notification about it, confirming the region of the user ("I verify that this is my country of nationality" checkbox, or somesuch). If the region is an area where it is illegal to use the codecs, then a pay option is the ONLY legal alternative at this point in time. I recommend including a pay option for those unlucky people in places where the laws prevent them from using their paid-for content on their own hardware.
If there is no "pay" solution, then unfortunately it is illegal to view the content in restricted areas, and there is no alternative than to do nothing, and leave the user to fend for themselves with respect to DVD support (as it is now). Ubuntu's purpose is to offer a free, easy to use OS, not to circumvent laws that it can do nothing about. Even integrating tutorials for how install the codecs is not going to happen. Canonical knows that's a legal nightmare, and will not do it. At this juncture, some people are going to have to pay for DVD support. They can choose not to, just as easily, and save a few bucks, and still have a perfectly usable OS, exactly how it stands today.
In the mean time, I also propose separate initiatives to add more countries to the "legal to install codecs" list, via donation to causes that fight for free use of the codecs. As more countries are added, the fewer people will have to pay. I do NOT recommend that this donation system be handled by Ubuntu or Canonical. It puts them in the hot-seat for legal action, and I think we'd all like to avoid that. :)
The purpose of Ubuntu is not to circumvent laws. Therefore the only legal AND convenient solution is a twofold solution:
Based on the region identified by the user on installation of Ubuntu, it can be determined if the user is in a country where it is legal to install and use the codecs. If this is the case, then the codecs can be automatically installed, with a small disclaimer notification about it, confirming the region of the user ("I verify that this is my country of nationality" checkbox, or somesuch). If the region is an area where it is illegal to use the codecs, then a pay option is the ONLY legal alternative at this point in time. I recommend including a pay option for those unlucky people in places where the laws prevent them from using their paid-for content on their own hardware.
If there is no "pay" solution, then unfortunately it is illegal to view the content in restricted areas, and there is no alternative than to do nothing, and leave the user to fend for themselves with respect to DVD support (as it is now). Ubuntu's purpose is to offer a free, easy to use OS, not to circumvent laws that it can do nothing about. Even integrating tutorials for how install the codecs is not going to happen. Canonical knows that's a legal nightmare, and will not do it. At this juncture, some people are going to have to pay for DVD support. They can choose not to, just as easily, and save a few bucks, and still have a perfectly usable OS, exactly how it stands today.
In the mean time, I also propose separate initiatives to add more countries to the "legal to install codecs" list, via donation to causes that fight for free use of the codecs. As more countries are added, the fewer people will have to pay. I do NOT recommend that this donation system be handled by Ubuntu or Canonical. It puts them in the hot-seat for legal action, and I think we'd all like to avoid that. :)
Many arabic/hebrew speakers can't transcode movies
Written by ohadbasan the 16 May 10 at 00:35.
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Many Hebrew and Arabic speakers use linux as a media server to their the media server client (could be a playstation3 for example)
some users wish to transcode the movie to include subtitles.
if they wish to transcode with hebrew/arabic subtitles - they must recompile mencoder and enable the fribidi flag.
not so friendly...
User can adjust the delay between of audio /video stream of a movie
Written by nsynet the 6 Sep 09 at 10:18.
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When playing some movie such as .rm format and so on,the audio stream and the video stream are not synaptic,for example,we first hear the voice for 2 senconds ,then see the mouth of the charactor open,this is the shortage of makeing the movie,but we can use software to make it up.
User should be able to use player software plug-in to adjust the audio/voice stream quicker/slower for 1,2,3 seconds.
That's my idea.
Turn on more options in mplayer by default
Written by Magnes the 29 Dec 08 at 13:37.
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Right know when you add vf=eq2,hue to the config file of mplayer the player will allow you to change brightness (very usefull for crappy videos), contrast, saturation and even hue of the video (keys 1,2,3,4 etc.). I didn't notice any negative impact on the mplayer so I think it should be turned on by default.
Right know when user installs mplayer from repository he may not know that this options even exist.
Playing media in a web browser is annoying
Written by romanv the 19 Jan 09 at 22:35.
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Let's say you're on a site with an embedded video. Every current plugin, it seems, will either display the video or play the sound faithfully, but not give you many working options for moving around in the media or see how much of it has loaded. etc.
Solution #1:
A GUI with a track bar, pause/start buttons etc
Written by
romanv the 19 Jan 09 at 22:35.
Media player should have a nice GUI at the bottom of them, complete with a track bar you can move around, which also shows how much of a media has loaded (maybe by changing color from white to gray (or orange, depending on what the theme says, etc) and some nice start/pause buttons, etc. In general this will improve usability of our software and operating system.
Media player should have a nice GUI at the bottom of them, complete with a track bar you can move around, which also shows how much of a media has loaded (maybe by changing color from white to gray (or orange, depending on what the theme says, etc) and some nice start/pause buttons, etc. In general this will improve usability of our software and operating system.
The media playback applications are bulky
Written by ginjaninja405 the 27 Oct 10 at 23:43.
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The GUI of the Movie Player takes up to much space with the buttons, which I feel is reflected in a lot of linux applications. You can use much less space for the buttons and still achieve what you'd want to do. You generally only watch one thing at a time, so a playlist panel isn't really needed either. The buttons are so spaced out and all that grey space where there is nothing, I'd much like it to all be squeezed together to save screen space. I'd say the photo viewer doesn't suffer from it as much, but these programs can save screen space.
Solution #1:
A transparent box for controls when viewing media
When you open up Movie Player, You could lose some space if you just make the tools for controlling the media above the media itself, in a transparent box maybe. Losing the playlist panel may make the design behind that easier, as most people only watch one thing at a time. This could also apply to the photo viewer, putting the tools to use with the media above it in the same place as the movie player, making controlling general media a unified experience, whilst also making it look slicker. With deep integration of this idea, other applications could use it too.
When you open up Movie Player, You could lose some space if you just make the tools for controlling the media above the media itself, in a transparent box maybe. Losing the playlist panel may make the design behind that easier, as most people only watch one thing at a time. This could also apply to the photo viewer, putting the tools to use with the media above it in the same place as the movie player, making controlling general media a unified experience, whilst also making it look slicker. With deep integration of this idea, other applications could use it too.
Skinless Mplayer
Written by anbuselvan2004 the 16 Oct 09 at 14:52.
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Remove skins and menus (let there be an option to show menu & border when we right click inside the video in Mplayer)