[mgp-users 01348] Re: Problem running mgp with external programs like mpeg_play (on Mac OS X)

[nishida@csl.sony.co.jp]

Hi, 

You need to add -U option to use %system command.
And you might need to use -g option to put mpeg_play on the top of the mgp.

Thanks,
--
Yoshifumi Nishida
nishida@csl.sony.co.jp


From: Uwe Rempler <rempler@mechbau.uni-stuttgart.de>
Subject: [mgp-users 01347] Problem running mgp with external programs like mpeg_play (on Mac OS X)
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:24:44 +0200
Message-ID: <>

 > hi list,
 > 
 > i'm wondering if it is possible to call a program from within the 
 > presentation (on mac os x) like under linux with %system "mpeg_play 
 > test.mpg"...
 > mgp works fine with os x but i can't get external movie players like 
 > mpeg_play to work....
 > my test.mgp looks like:
 > -------------------------------------------------
 > %default 1 size 5, fore "darkblue"
 > %deffont "Standard" tfont "times.ttf"
 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 > %page
 > %pcache 1 1 0 0
 > %bimage "jpgs/1.jpg" 1024x768
 > .
 > %system "mpeg_play -controls off -dither gray \
 >   -end 1 -framerate 40 -position +200+250 \
 >   videos/posglevp/sand_h20.mpg"
 > [...]
 > 
 > i'm starting mgp (from terminal) with:
 > -------------------------------------------------
 > xinit /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -exec /sw/bin/mgp test.mgp  -- -quartz
 > 
 > my system:
 > -------------------------------------------------
 > lovely little ibook g4 (really nice toy ;-) with mac ox x v10.3.5, 
 > xdarwin v1.3.0 (from fink), a self-compiled mpeg_play v2.4 and mgp 
 > v1.11a (don't think v1.11b would make any differences for my problem - i 
 > can live with the ctrl-flickering for now :-)
 > 
 > hopefully somebody's got a tip for me...
 > uwe
 > 
 > 
 >