[mythtv-users] issue playing mp3 using Internal player

[James Miller]

I have an mp3 podcast I to which I like to listen most days on my MythTV 
system. I don't have plugins on this system anymore and I wasn't really 
able to comprehend the working of MythMusic when I did have that 
installed. So I'm just trying to play this using MythTV's internal player.

By adding the mp3 extension to video file types I was able to get most of 
the way, meaning the audio plays fine. Problem is, I just get a black 
blank screen while the mp3 is playing. So I'm looking for ways to get some 
kind of graphic to display while the mp3 is playing.

When I play the file outside MythTV using mpv, a graphic does show 
up--apparently that's embedded in the mp3 somehow. But Myth's internal 
player won't display that. I tried specifying mpv as the player to open 
the mp3 file type, but it doesn't work (nothing happens when I try to open 
the file). I also tried specifying vlc as the player to use but it also 
doesn't work: at least in that case the player notifies me that it can't 
open the mrl.

I also tried using ffmpeg to make the mp3 plus a looping .jpg file into an 
mp4. That process seems to succeed but Myth's internal player seems to 
have some problem with it; there is too much audio stuttering for it to be 
listened to.

So I'm currently at a bit of a loss for how I might play this mp3 podcast 
through my MythTV system while having a graphic displayed. Currently, I 
just navigate to an adjacent virtual desktop and play it there using mpv. 
But to do that I have to use the keyboard and set aside the remote. A more 
desirable to find a way to play it as wanted through MythTV.

Anyone have suggestions for how I might accomplish this goal? Thanks.