MPlayer version dev-SVN-r27724-OS2-4.3.2 has been released. This OS/2 port is done by KO Myung-Hun. MPlayer is probably the most widely used open source movie player available. It runs on many Operating Systems, including OS/2 thanks to KO Myung-Hun. It can take advantage of OS/2 video support from SNAP, WarpOverlay!, or DIVE.

Take a moment to look over the included README file for installation, usage and options information. MPlayer, including source code is currently located on Hobbes in the incoming directory:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/incoming/mplayer-dev-SVN-r27724-OS2-4.3.2.zip

And source code is available here:

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/incoming/mplayer-dev-SVN-r27724-OS2-4.3.2-src.zip

One of the best (for OS/2) features of MPlayer is it's ability to use Win32 binary codecs, which obviously expands it's versatility greatly. All that is required for use of this feature is the Win32 binary codec package available here:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html

To install MPlayer and the codecs package, please see the README documentation in the archive.


MPlayer requires LIBC v0.6.3. In the unlikely event that you do not already have it, you can download it here:

ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/libc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.wpi


SMPlayer, a front end for MPlayer has been made available for OS/2 by Silvan Scherrer:

ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/smplayer


For more information on MPlayer, the home page is at:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html


New in this version (Specific to OS/2:

.MPlayer/MEncoder : Support stack variables alignment
( Changed compiler to GCC 4.3.2 ).
.MPlayer : Support libdvdnav
.MPlayer/MEncoder : Support -priority
.MPlayer : Support to set audio buffer size
.MPlayer : Maintain full screen status even though config() is called many
times
.MEncoder : Support x264 library
.MEncoder : Support faac library
.Slave mode : Change the size of MPlayer window according to the size of
the parent window
.Slave mode : Do not set the focus to MPlayer window even though mouse
button is clicked
.Slave mode : Deliver the mouse events to the parent window
.Plugin : Support playlist
.Plugin : Support simple status message
.Plugin : Support simple interface
.Plugin : Support simple popup menu
.Plugin : Resize plugin window to switch to full screen


Sander

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Source: Os2VOICE.org

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