[mythtv-users] automatically launching VideoLan or Windows Media Player with .NUV files?

[Michael T. Dean]

Andrew Cheyne wrote:

> Brad,
>
>  The DSMyth filters work fine for viewing the .nuc files. The problem 
> is that I cant just click on them through the Myth web interface and 
> have either Windows Media Player or LanVideo play the contents. It's 
> not really a MythTV issue.
>
>   It used to be that you could configure applications to handle the 
> mime types for a browser, but I cant seem to find where you set that 
> anywhere. QuickTime seems to want to try and play the content from the 
> .NUV file everytime.

Even if you fix your MIME types (Tools|Options (for Windows) or 
Edit|Preferences (for *nix), then click Downloads, then change the 
action for nuv files in the File Types area), won't your browser 
(Firefox or IE or ...) download the file first, then start the 
associated application?  So, after downloading 2GB, your wife can watch 
her show.

If there's a way to have FF (or whatever) automatically pass the URL to 
another app, please let me know.

Mike