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Old 05-13-2006, 04:39 AM   #1
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Mplayer - playback files in a window


Dumb question but I have seached the man pages and still cannot find the awnser.

How do you set mplayer to playback movies in a window instead of defaulting to a full screen layout with a hube black border around it?
 
Old 05-13-2006, 05:08 AM   #2
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the default is not full screen except when you play HD movie.
 
Old 05-13-2006, 05:47 AM   #3
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You set it in the config file: /home/(username)/.mplayer/config

I think you need the line "zoom=no", but I couldn't swear to it..
 
Old 05-13-2006, 11:15 AM   #4
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You can specify any size in X and Y like this:

mplayer -x 800 -y 600 /your_movie.mpg

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Old 05-13-2006, 12:46 PM   #5
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Quote:
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You can specify any size in X and Y like this:

mplayer -x 800 -y 600 /your_movie.mpg

KC
Thanks but still no joy. It still plays the movie in full screen mode. It just makes the borders bigger.

I am playing .wmv and .mov files and get alot of interference in the borders which makes watching the movie difficult.
 
  


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