Windows Media streaming video in Firefox?

[Dotan Cohen]

> Probably I can help you, because I do manage to play videos at the
> website indicated by you. About half a year ago, I found useful Linux
> instructions via the website of the Dutch television, which has been
> forced to look beyond Windows by an effective open source lobby
> :-).... Ever since I followed these instructions, I have no problems
> any more at online television and radio stations.
>
> FIREFOX WEB BROWSER
> The Linux multimedia stuff I manage to get started with, works
> together with Firefox.
>
> CHOOSE "MOONLIGHT" OR "VLC".
> Choose one of the media players below:
> * moonlight 2.0 in combination with "Adobe Flash Player"
> * VLC in combination with the Firefox add-on "MediaplayerConnectivity".
>
> I have chosen VLC together with "MediaplayerConnectivity". This
> combination allows me to play videos at several websites. So, my
> instructions below refer to that combination.
> So, first add the add-on "MediaPlayerConnectivity" to Firefox: tools>
> add-ons>get add-ons.
> Than, select for all the video stuff VLC as media player:
> tools>MediaPlayerConnectivity>Configure.
> You will see a list of video variants. You can select for each variant
> VLC via the following URL at your system:
> /usr/bin/X11/vlc
> By doing so, also your needs for e.g. "Windows" media, "Quick Time
> Player" stuff and several other video formats will be covered.
>
> You can simply download and install VLC from the regular repository.
> See for exact Ubuntu and Kubuntu instructions this page:
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html
>
> After following all the instructions specified in this message,
> everything should work fine.
>

Thank you Bas! Using the MediaPlayerConnectivity addon and VLC, I
managed to get all the advertisements to play. Alas, the 5 minute
video wouldn't play, I suspect that either I was unable to figure out
which of the 15 files that MediaPlayerConnectivity listed would be the
actual video or there is some filtering going on. It is a mess,
alright. But your solution might help for other similar sites, thanks
for sharing it!


> I hope I have helped you enough. I wish you a good time in the last
> 10? days on the way to Pesach.
>

Thanks. I am sure you know that this is a tense time, some of our
neighbours love to upset our holidays. Let's pray for an uneventful
holiday this year!

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Dotan Cohen

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