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finding out the current codec in Mplayer?

is there a way to find out what codec mplayer or xine is using to play a specific file while it is playing. Like in Windows Media Player , you can simply right click on the file in the playlist and click properties to see what codec Media Player is using to play the codec.???

Hi Kilahchris,
run mplayer on the command line and it will tell you, what codec it is using.

Code:

Playing <too bad, I had to censor that :)>.mpg.

MPEG-PS file format detected.

VIDEO:  MPEG1  352x240  (aspect 12)  29,970 fps  1150,0 kbps (143,8 kbyte/s)

==========================================================================

Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3

MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done

AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 28000->176400 (224,0 kbit)

Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)

==========================================================================

It is not as comfortable as right clicking, but the information is there. There might be another way (using the gui, maybe).

Is that good enough? Have fun,
- drowstar

is there any benefit to running Mplayer in the command line than point and clicking??? or is pointing and clicking better.??

are there more processes running when i run mplayer in terminal?