[KLUG Members] media players

[Bert Bbbink]

>> > Is it possible to view a wma format video on linux? RealPlayer seems
>> to
>> > have a pluging for the wma format but it is available for windows
>> only. I
>> > need to view a wma codec and don't want to startup a M$ system. Is
>> there a
>> > way I missed?
>> "mplayer" supports most codec's.  http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
>
> Yep, so far my mplayer has played ever since thing I've thrown at it.
>
> Funny thing is, it plays WMV files made by our Safety Training
> department on a Windows XP Media machine with a much nicer picture and
> smoother audio than Windows Media Player 10, I mean it is really
> noticeable - go figure.
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Downloaded it yesterday, had no time yet to try. There website is full of
warnings about patents. They seem to be unsure how long there remain
active. Is wma indeed protected by patents? I have read somewhere that it
is develloped by a third party not M$ that is.

Bert.