Notices

A new build of mplayer has been released. Here is the list of changes since mplayer_1.0rc1-maemo.18 (a previous public release):
New release has been uploaded to maemo extras devel repository with the goal to move packages to normal extras repository later once they can be considered stable enough. You can add extras devel repository information to your application manager in the following way:

Nokia 770 (OS2006):
Catalogue name: testing maemo Extras
Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel
Distribution: gregale
Components: free non-free

Nokia N800 (OS2007):
Catalogue name: testing maemo Extras
Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel
Distribution: bora
Components: free non-free

Nokia N800/N810 (OS2008):
Catalogue name: testing maemo Extras
Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel
Distribution: chinook
Components: free non-free

A big warning: Repository extras-devel is expected to be full of untested and broken versions of various software, so be carefull when using it. You can enable this repository, install mplayer and then disable it again. If you upgrade all the software to more recent versions from extras-devel repository, you have a (small) chance to break your system. If you want to test new experimental versions of various software (the last build of mplayer is an example of such experimental version) that's fine. Otherwise you need to be very careful using extras-devel repository and upgrade only the applications you really want to try, keeping all the rest of software at stable versions.

Alternatively you can manually download deb packages from:
http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d...ree/m/mplayer/ (OS2006)
http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d...ree/m/mplayer/ (OS2007)
http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d...ree/m/mplayer/ (OS2008)

OS2007HE is not officially supported (bora package has N800/N810 cpu specific optimizations and will not run on Nokia 770), but you can try a package for OS2006 as usual.

Package for OS2008 is still not quite stable, it needs more testing and bugfixes. But packages for OS2006 and OS2007 should be good enough. MPlayer should become somewhat faster with this release, especially on Nokia 770.

Only tested a couple videos, but it's looking great so far on my N800 with OS2008.

Thanks!

Works like a charm

Hey !!! Great job ! This new version is faster on my n800 on it2008 than the previous for it2007.

Faster read ... no lag anymore on my vids ... fast forward / reward

I downloaded an XviD video. "file" on my Mac says it is:

RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 624 x 352, 23.98 fps, video: XviD, audio: MPEG-1 Layer 3 (stereo, 48000 Hz)

that's quite a big video for a tablet (349Mb!).
The internal video player is able to show it, but not viewable at all.
It was really choppy, part of the video frames were missing and audio choppy as well.
I thought, well.. it's a 400Mhz processor, what'd you expect ?

But now I tried the very same video with Mplayer.. well.. .stunning.
Literally stunning.
The video plays just fine.
And I mean it.

Great work.

I have one problem with .21 on OS2007/N800: if I try to change the OSD level in the menu, mplayer stops playing! The same video with .18 played without a problem.
If I use xterm, after some time the error is displayed:
"GLIB ERROR ** GLib - gmem.c:135: failed to allocate 147456 bytes
aborting..."

.21 is failing for me on a file that .18 played perfectly. It is a TMPGEnc DiVX encoding of a Quicktime .MOV video.

i am happy to mail it to the developer if it helps, file size 4mb.

I try play video file was made by Nokia Video converter. Not played.
The .18 also more perfect for my. .21 is failing sound of many my files

Did OSD work with .18? Does this file fail to play with .21 if you don't touch OSD level settings?

To gLobster, Rebski: please also add device type information and OS version to your reports. I assume it is OS2007 with N800? It is particularly interesting as OS2007 build should be quite stable.

OS2008 build has problems with sound on some files because of a cumulative effect of these two problems together:
https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/ind...id=54&atid=269
https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/ind...id=54&atid=269

A solution for the sound problem is underway and the next OS2008 build should have it fixed.

OS2008/N800 in my case