[Lcdproc] mplayer info to lcdproc

[Big Wave Dave]

On 6/28/07, Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@gmx.de> wrote:
> * Big Wave Dave <bigwavedave@gmail.com> [2007-06-29 00:53]:
> > Has anyone output information from mplayer on to an lcdproc controlled
> > display?
> >
> > Googling provided:
> > http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2006-October/063330.html
> >
> > Unfortunately the information this seems to provide would require
> > formatting before giving to lcdproc.  I would imagine someone out
> > there has already done this.
>
> I integraded playing mplayer audio streams (via lcdproc menu) and
> showing title/artist via a lcdproc screen into lcd-stuff. However, the
> code is not yet released, only SVN.
>
> You might have a look at http://lcd-stuff.berlios.de -> SVN.
>
>
> Thanks,
>    Bernhard

Thanks for your hard work Bernhard.  I compiled it and started to play
with it.  Unfortunately, itsn't quite what I was hoping for.  Perhaps
I am simply not using it properly.  It appears as if this is meant to
be controlled by buttons on some LCDs, and invoke mplayer by pushing a
button.

What I was hoping for is something like:
/usr/bin/mplayerwrapper.sh filename.avi
which would then play just as if running "/usr/bin/mplayer", but
display info on the LCD screen as well.

Bernhard seems to have all the logic in the mplayer.c file though, so
perhaps someone can figure out how to extract it for something like
this.  I'm not a programmer, but I may try to dive into it.

Dave