[mythtv-users] resume videos?

Christian Husemann Christian.Husemann at Sun.COM
Mon Apr 10 09:16:42 UTC 2006



Chad wrote:
> On 4/10/06, mp3geek <mp3geek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm still currently using meedio (for windows), has cool "must-have"
>> feature, it allows you to pause and resume video files such as divx, xvid,
>> mpeg etc. It stores the information in a database, so when the file is
>> re-opened it ask the user to either resume or start the file from the
>> beginning. It'd be a *really* nice feature to have.
>>
>>
>> On 4/10/06, Robert Johnston <anaerin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/10/06, mp3geek <mp3geek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> say if you're playing a video, and exit it to watch something else, can
>> I
>>>> resume the previous video it where I left off.. is this possible?
>>> If it's a recorded program, yes. If it's a video file (Like a DVD
>>> ripped to XviD) then no, UNLESS you play back using the internal
>>> player... Then "Maybe". :)
>>> --
>>> Robert "Anaerin" Johnston
>>> _______________________________________________
> 
> I personally see a few flaws that might happen with that type of setup
> in a large environment, but nonetheless, it does sound pretty cool.
> 
> You can set bookmarks with the internal player when watching
> recordings as mentioned before, so one would assume you could do the
> same when watching DVD's ripped to Xvid with the internal player just
> the same.  Something MythTV does with the video playback is allow you
> to choose what you want to use to play back your files with, whether
> it be the internal myth video player, mplayer (a very powerful media
> player), xine, vlc (available for windows if you want to get
> comfortable with it before making the move) or whatever.  Then you can
> choose a player with 'bookmark' type capabilities like you describe,
> or one that juggles silver balls across your screen when watching
> DVD's of The Simpsons.  So in short, yeah you can, in long, it depends
> on what choices you make.
> 
> Chad
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Maybe looking stupid, but i did not find any clue so far on how ...

  ... video playback is allow you to choose what you want to use to play back ...

Does this only apply to mythvideo or also on the playback of mythtv recordings? If this is the case, 
how do i configure this?

TIA

	Christian


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