On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 08:08:26PM +0000, Deanna Phillips wrote: > Jacob Meuser writes: > > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 07:28:18PM +0200, Earin Gregor wrote: > >> During my search for a console based mp3/ogg player I found > >> mpg123. But it seems quite old. The last version bump in the > >> ports tree is already some time ago. The same for mpg321. > >> Thus I wanted to ask if it is still actively maintained by > >> someone? Or is there some other console based music player > >> which is overly prefered by the people here? I'm open for > >> suggestions :-) > > > > depends what/how you want to play. I like mplayer, ffplay and > > akodeplay, though the last two are limited in many ways. > > This is why I am becoming increasingly fond of gst-launch for > playing media. It handles everything I've asked it to, in the > lightest, simplest way. > > $ gst-launch-0.10 playbin uri=anything > > Of course, you need to install about 30,000 plugins first. >
well, mplayer, ffplay and akodeplay can all play lots of formats with just one package. by limited, I meant that they don't scan directories for supported file formats, build playlists, or have software volume control, or other niceties a "real" "media player" would have. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
