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 ====== mplayer-resume ====== ====== mplayer-resume ======
  
-''mplayer-resume'' is a PHP shell script I wrote to resume playback of files through mplayer.  It works using slave mode and LIRC with mplayer, which outputs the variables to stdout.  The wrapper script then keeps these values, and uses them to jump to that last point.+**mplayer-resume** is a PHP shell script I wrote to resume playback of files through mplayer.  It works using slave mode and LIRC with mplayer, which outputs the variables to stdout.  The wrapper script then keeps these values, and uses them to jump to that last point.
  
-Note that this code is an ''archived copy'' of the source code.  It's unmaintained, but probably works.+Note that this code is an **archived copy** of the source code.  It's unmaintained, but probably works. 
 + 
 +=== README === 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +MPlayer playback / resume position script 
 + 
 + This PHP script will save the playback position of a file 
 + you watch with MPlayer.  Once you start playing the same file 
 + again, it will resume from last playback position. 
 + 
 + The *only* way this script will work is if you pass the 
 + "get_time_pos" command to MPlayer through an input event, 
 + mapped by either LIRC or the keyboard. 
 + 
 + The script captures the output and saves it to a file in 
 + the playback directory for each media file. 
 + 
 + See http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/tech/slave.txt for more 
 + commands that work on both backends. 
 + 
 +Installation: 
 + 
 + To execute this program, either call it using the PHP 
 + binary, or make it executable. Whichever you like best. :) 
 + 
 + $ php mplayer-resume movie.avi 
 + 
 + # cp mplayer-resume /usr/local/bin/ 
 + # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mplayer-resume 
 + $ mplayer-resume --filename movie.avi 
 + 
 + The script should parse any arguments that you want to send 
 + mplayer at the same time, regardless of whether you start 
 + it as a standalone program or with php. 
 + 
 + Standalone: 
 + $ mplayer-resume --filename movie.avi -vo xv 
 + 
 + With php: 
 + $ php mplayer-resume --filename movie.avi -vo xv 
 + 
 +Syntax: 
 + 
 + mplayer-resume --filename <filename> [options] [mplayer options] 
 + 
 + As of v2.0, the syntax has changed.  Previously, mplayer-resume 
 + would attempt to guess the correct filename, but in cases of movies 
 + with spaces in the file, it would cause problems.  Now, you must 
 + define the filename manually with the --filename argument. 
 + 
 +MPlayer optional arguments: 
 + 
 + You can still pass all the normal arguments you would normally use 
 + when running mplayer.  They will be passed to the command line 
 + after mplayer-resume has added it's own. 
 + 
 + $ mplayer-resume --filename "My movie.mkv" -vo xv -fs -ao sdl 
 + 
 + The *only* extra arguments that this script will add to your 
 + mplayer command is -ss to seek to resume a file, and 
 + -quiet so it can correctly grab the output. 
 + 
 + The script will also strip out any commands that are known to 
 + break the output.  Currently the only one being stripped is 
 + "-really-quiet". 
 + 
 +Optional arguments: 
 + 
 + Currently, mplayer-resume only supports one extra argument, a  
 + small feature added to the script to scratch a personal itch of mine. 
 + 
 + Passing --use-dir-conf to mplayer-resume will look for a file named 
 + "mplayer.conf" in the same directory of the filename you are playing, 
 + and if one exists, it will pass "-include <filename>" to the mplayer 
 + binary. 
 + 
 + This is just a little workaround to add a feature that mplayer doesn't 
 + currently implement. :) 
 + 
 +LIRC: 
 + 
 + Setup your ~/.lircrc file to do three things when you hit 
 + the stop button: 
 + 
 + 1) Get the time position 
 + 2) Get the filename 
 + 3) Stop playing 
 +  
 + Here's an example configuration: 
 + 
 + begin 
 + prog = mplayer 
 + button = stop 
 + config = get_time_pos 
 + end 
 + begin 
 + prog = mplayer 
 + button = stop 
 + config = get_filename 
 + end 
 + begin 
 + prog = mplayer 
 + button = stop 
 + config = quit 
 + end 
 + 
 + You can of course map any button on your remote that you'd like 
 + to use this function for. 
 + 
 +Keyboard: 
 + 
 + Map a key with ~/.mplayer/input.conf to run 'get_time_pos' 
 + 
 + Sample entry: 
 + 
 + g get_time_pos 
 + 
 + When you want to save the position, hit 'g', and then 'q' 
 + to quit playback. 
 + 
 + You can also do it manually using mplayer's slave mode, 
 + which is useful for debugging: 
 + 
 + $ mplayer -slave -quiet movie.avi 
 + get_time_pos 
 + quit 
 + 
 +Configuration: 
 + 
 + This script will save a text file for each media file you 
 + watch using this script.  The text files are saved in the 
 + config variable $save_files_to defined in the script, which 
 + must be a directory that this script can read / write to. 
 + 
 + The script will try to automatically create a directory, and 
 + uses /home/username/.mplayer/resume/ by default. 
 + 
 +MythTV: 
 + 
 + If you are using MythVideo (http://www.mythtv.org/) and want to 
 + use mplayer-resume as your playback script instead of mplayer, 
 + it's easy to setup. 
 + 
 + From the main menu, go to: 
 + 
 + Utilities/Setup 
 + Video Settings 
 + Player Settings 
 + 
 + Change the entry for Default Player to: 
 + 
 + mplayer-resume %s 
 + 
 + Please note that you *do not* need to put quotes around the 
 + filename (as of v0.20.x), as MythTV will do it by itself. 
 + 
 + You can of course add any other extra MPlayer arguments as you 
 + normally may here. 
 + 
 + mplayer-resume -fs -vo xv -aspect 16/9 %s 
 + 
 +Notes: 
 + 
 + If your CLI version of PHP is dumping version information 
 + each time it runs, add -q to the top line to supress the 
 + output. 
 + 
 + #!/usr/bin/php -q 
 + 
 +Bugs: 
 + 
 + Doesn't save cwd with the file, so you can only have one 
 + entry per filename 
 + 
 +Help: 
 + 
 + If you get stuck, don't hesitate to contact me. 
 + 
 + http://wonkabar.org/contact-me 
 +</code>
  
 == mplayer-resume 2.0 == == mplayer-resume 2.0 ==
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 +
 +=== ChangeLog ===
 +
 +<code>
 +2.0 (2009-08-11)
 +
 + - Add --filename argument to specify filename directly, instead
 +   of trying to guess what it is.
 + - Add optional argument --use-filedir-conf, to include mplayer.conf
 +   in local directory, and pass -include mplayer.conf to mplayer.
 +
 +1.6 (2008-12-16)
 +
 + - Check exit codes on mplayer, so that if mplayer quits
 +   unexpectedly, mplayer-resume won't kill the resume point.
 + - Send exit codes
 +
 +1.5 (2008-01-12)
 +
 + - Allow spaces in filenames.  Use mplayer-resume "filename"
 + - Get the filename from MPlayer on exit, and use that to save
 + the file to.  Useful for playlists.  See README.
 +
 +1.3 (2006-09-15)
 +
 + - Call env instead of php directly
 + - Get $HOME environment variable to save files to
 +
 +1.2
 +
 + - Documentation updates
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