Stream YouTube URL directly to MPlayer
20:33:16 Wed 29 [~] elfreak : pts/6 on machine $ yt "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZvCqslpp6M" MPlayer SVN-r31774-4.5.0 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team 158 audio & 340 video codecs Playing http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=1ZvCqslpp6M&t=vjVQa1PpcFOoqGwpVRIy9cfN57JrQuZ8rvLNfyXM5lQ=&eurl=&el=&ps=&asv=&fmt=22. Resolving www.youtube.com for AF_INET6... Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: www.youtube.com Resolving www.youtube.com for AF_INET... Connecting to server www.youtube.com[74.125.77.190]: 80... Resolving v17.lscache8.c.youtube.com for AF_INET6... Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: v17.lscache8.c.youtube.com Resolving v17.lscache8.c.youtube.com for AF_INET... Connecting to server v17.lscache8.c.youtube.com[74.125.8.82]: 80... Resolving r17.ams04s02.c.youtube.com for AF_INET6... Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: r17.ams04s02.c.youtube.com Resolving r17.ams04s02.c.youtube.com for AF_INET... Connecting to server r17.ams04s02.c.youtube.com[74.125.8.96]: 80... Cache size set to 320 KBytes Cache fill: 0.00% (0 bytes) libavformat file format detected. [lavf] stream 0: audio (aac), -aid 0, -alang und [lavf] stream 1: video (h264), -vid 0 VIDEO: [H264] 1280x720 24bpp 29.917 fps 1105.0 kbps (134.9 kbyte/s) Clip info: major_brand: mp42 minor_version: 0 compatible_brands: isomavc1mp42 ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding) AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 125.6 kbit/8.90% (ratio: 15697->176400) Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio)) ========================================================================== [AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Starting playback... Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect. VO: [xv] 1280x720 => 1280x720 Planar YV12 [fs] [ASPECT] Warning: No suitable new res found! [ASPECT] Warning: No suitable new res found! Exiting... (Quit)
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