Fwd: is anyone using the gnome media player

[Maurice McCarthy]

Burt

I'll have to find time to have a think but meanwhile I'll forward your
message to the list.

Best Wishes
Maurice

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Burt Henry <burt1iband at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:21:18 -0500
Subject: is anyone using the gnome media player
To: Maurice McCarthy <manselton at gmail.com>

I am a new Linux user. I installed the Vinux Flavor of Ubuntu 10.04
Lucid about 5 weeks ago, and am still sorting out my core programs for
some tasks, and would like advice from other blind users as to best
choices for media players. I do not want to have 5 or 6 players
installed like I do in windows, but would like to have 2 or three that
can take care of all of my audio/video needs. I have heard a bit about a
gnome media player that is actually a front end for some other players
including VLC. I have been mostly using the movie-player that came with
the Vinux distro, and for podcasts rhythm box...also I down-loaded the
streamtuner package that came with the audacious player. I do not know
if this is normal but I could not get audacious to fast forward or "jump
to" anything..no matter how many seconds or minutes I put in the edit
field it always just started from the beginning of the audio file.
I do not generally use many play-lists and do listen to a good bit of
streaming audio. I'd like easy access to fast forward/rewind controls in
some form-and the ability to rip from those streams with out much
setup...(I hear something I may want to record and just do it; maybe
rewinding if it's possible to go back using buffered bits, and a couple
or three keystrokes and I am recording till I choose to stop), maybe I
am missing something with rhythmbox, but I have not found how to see
what if any podcast is actually being down-loaded except by checking in
the folder to see if a new file has shown-up.
That's more or less the wish-list, so any recommendations on what media
player to try, or how to better take advantage of what I have would be
greatly appreciated. I have no experience with console media players,
but would be willing to try if someone gives me a good reason to try one
and or a couple of tips on how to get started with it.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
B.H.


On 08/24/2010 01:29 AM, Maurice McCarthy wrote:
> Thanks Spencer
>
> Up to the eyeballs just now, also.
>
> Good Luck
> Maurice
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