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[sindi keesan <keesan AT SDF.ORG>]

> > >  For an AMD K6, the mplayer (Linux) I use is compiled on exactly that
> > > CPU. I have posted the link before. It is a static compile, 12.4 MB.
> > > http://www.ausreg.com/bl/misc/mplayer5
>
> > I did not realize you compiled with support for PII - I will try your
> > 12.4MB mplayer some time soon at youtube.
>
>  It isn't so much that I compiled-in support for PII, it is just that I
> compiled it ON an AMD K6 600MHz machine (in SW9).

When compiling on an AMD K6, does it get compiled to work on a PII without 
you specifying it?  I had to choose i586.

> > >  At the moment, it is only when the link(s) is/are buried in an .swf file
> that
> > > DOS is unable to access the media.

....
> 5. .SWF files are binary files with media information buried inside.
> As of now, those .swf files have resisted all attempts in DOS to extract
> useable links or other information that might lead to access to the
> media. They are shockwave files and are designed to only be read and
> used by proprietary software. There are SOME Linux applications
> (e.g. GNASH) being developed, but with only limited success.

But the information can be extracted with a text editor or other text 
reader?

I accessed youtube with lynx and could not even find a link to the 
.swf - needs javascript.  A reveal codes produced 82 pages of code.

I will reread your previous postings.

Why do they make it so complicated?

>  On the other hand, as most "flash" media files and their URLs are
> directly written into the webpage sources, it is quite possible to pick
> through the page sources and grab those URLs, manually.  I have posted
> that method in a previous post to this list (for youtube).

> For non-youtube pages containing media links, possibly protected by
> javascript and other abominations, picking through the page source
> searching for ".flv" or ".mp4" or ".m4v" may also yield useable download
> links.
>
>  And this can all be done without using FLASH software, just with an
> ordinary text browser such as Links, which will run on almost anything.
>
> Regards,
>        Ron
>
> Ron Clarke
> AUSREG Consultancy      http://www.ausreg.com
> Tadpole Tunes           http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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Sindi Keesan