media

kumary · 12-02-2005, 01:54 AM

hi guys
plz help me int this
when im trying to play a video file in mplayer im getting the below error message
error openning/initilizing the selected video_out(-vo) device

scuzzman · 12-02-2005, 02:28 AM

Try using a different video_out device:

Code:

mplayer -vo help

kumary · 12-02-2005, 03:38 AM

thanx for ur help

will u plz tell me how to set the new video_out

scuzzman · 12-02-2005, 05:04 AM

Use this:

Code:

mplayer -vo video_out_device filename.ext

Did you even read the mplayer man page?

Code:

man mplayer

kumary · 12-02-2005, 05:43 AM

thanx yar it solved my problem