[gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

[Mick]

Hi All,

I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome-
mplayer.  I was happier with mplayerplug-in because I could also access the 
stream/file in /tmp/ and save it, resize it, replay it, etc. 

With gnome-mplayer all I get is a socket in /tmp which I can't access directly 
- mplayer won't play it.  The embedded video is always at maximum size filling 
up the browser window and at poor quality videos the picture deteriorates.  On 
top of it I find gnome-mplayer is a bit clunky with regards to its controls (I 
can't just drag the cursor to watch a previous point in the video as smoothly 
as I could with mplayerplug-in).  Is there a better alternative, more akin to 
the mplayerplug-in?
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Regards,
Mick