gnome-mplayer (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
gnome-mplayer – a simple GUI for MPlayer
SYNOPSIS
gnome-mplayer [options] files…
gnome-mplayer [options] cdda://
gnome-mplayer [options] [dvd|dvdnav]://
gnome-mplayer [options] [http|mms|rtsp]://
gnome-mplayer [options] /dev/[sd*|dvd|cdrom]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the gnome-mplayer command.
gnome-mplayer provides a simple and clean interface to MPlayer.
GNOME MPlayer has a rich API that is exposed via DBus.
Using DBus you can control a single or multiple instances of GNOME MPlayer from a single command.
GNOME MPlayer can be used to play media on websites when used in conjunction with Gecko Mediaplayer.
Homepage: http://kdekorte.googlepages.com/gnomemplayer
INTERACTIVE CONTROL
Many of the keyboard shortcuts in gnome-mplayer are the same as those found in mplayer. Here is a list of more of the commonly used shortcuts.
Keyboard Controls
- Media Position
Right Arrow – Fast Forward
Left Arrow – Fast Reverse
Page Up – Seek 10min forward
Page Down – Seek 10min backward
Up Arrow – Seek 1 min forward
Down Arrow – Seek 1 min backward
Space – Pause
p – Pause - Video Adjustment
1 – Contrast down 5
2 – Contrast up 5
3 – Brightness down 5
4 – Brightness up 5
5 – Hue down 5
6 – Hue up 5
7 – Saturation down 5
8 – Saturation up 5 - Playback Adjustment
[ – Play 10% slower
] – Play 10% faster
{ – Half speed playback
} – Double speed playback - Volume Adjustement
9 – Volume down 10
0 – Volume up 10
m – Mute - Audio and Subtitle Track Adjustment
# – Switch Audio Track
j – Subtitle select
v – Subtitle visibility
+ – Increase Audio Delay
– – Decreate Audio Delay
z – Decrease Subtitle Delay
x – Increate Subtitle Delay - Other Options
Ctrl-D – Show/Hide file details
Ctrl-P – Show/Hide playlist
Ctrl-F/F – Un/Fullscreen
q – Quit immediately
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-‘). A summary of options is included below.
Help Options:
-?, –help- Show summary of options
–help-all- Show all help options
–help-gtk- Show GTK+ Options
Application Options:
–window=WID- Window to embed in
-w, –width=X- Width of window to embed in
-h, –height=Y- Height of window to embed in
–controlid=CID- Unique DBUS controller id
–playlist- File Argument is a playlist
-v, –verbose- Show more output on the console
–reallyverbose- Show even more output on the console
–fullscreen- Start in fullscreen mode
–softvol- Use mplayer software volume control
–mixer=MIXER- Mixer to use
–volume- Set initial volume percentage
–showcontrols=[0|1]- Show the controls in window
–showsubtitles=[0|1]- Show the subtitles if available, defaults to 1 (yes)
–autostart=[0|1]- Autostart the media. Default is 1, set to 0 to load but don’t play
–disablecontextmenu- Disable popup menu on right click
–disablefullscreen- Disable fullscreen options in browser mode
–loop- Play all files on the playlist forever
-q, –quit_on_complete- Quit application when last file on playlist is played
–random- Play items on playlist in random order
–cache- Set cache size
–forcecache- Force cache usage on streaming sites
–disabledeinterlace- Disable the deinterlace filter
–disableframedrop- Don’t skip drawing frames to better keep sync
–disableass- Use the old subtitle rendering system
–disableembeddedfonts- Don’t use fonts embedded on matroska files
–vertical- Use Vertical Layout
–showplaylist- Start with playlist open
–showdetails- Start with details visible
–rpname=NAME- Real Player Name
–rpconsole=CONSOLE- Real Player Console ID
–rpcontrols=Control Name,…- Real Player Console Controls
–subtitle=FILENAME- Subtitle file for first media file
–tvdevice=DEVICE- TV device name
–tvdriver=DRIVER- TV driver name (v4l|v4l2)
–tvinput=INPUT- TV input name
–tvwidth=WIDTH- Width of TV input
–tvheight=HEIGHT- Height of TV input
–tvfps=FPS- Frames per second from TV input
–single_instance- Only allow one instance
–replace_and_play- Put single instance mode into replace and play mode
–large_buttons- show interface with bigger icons, useful for touchscreens
–always_hide_after_timeout- control bar will always slide away, useful for small screens
–new_instance- Ignore single instance preference for this instance
–keep_on_top- Keep window on top
–disable_cover_art_fetch- Don’t fetch new cover art images
–display=DISPLAY- X display to use
AUTHOR
gnome-mplayer was written by Kevin DeKorte <kdekorte [at] gmail.com>.