Afternoon folks,

I'm in the process of setting up MorphOS as my default OS on my Mac mini, used mainly as a media player.

I've set up a mime type for .avi files (entitled x-avi iirc), with the following Amigados command structure (for double-click events):
"run >nil: <path>/mplayer -gui 1 %sp"

This opens the file with MPlayer, activating the GUI.

One minor problem: by default, the volume slider is set to 100%, which is quite deafening on my headphones. I can adjust the slider to the correct level, however when I restart MPlayer, the slider is back to 100%.

Adjusting the overall volume level with AHI (system prefs/audio) seems to have no effect (even after restarting MPlayer). I'm aware that there is a bug relating to the "volume" module on the ambient titlebar, but didn't realise that this also meant that the volume levels in AHI were also currently unused for the Mac mini.

So, my question is: is there a command line switch (or some other method) for setting the default volume level in MPlayer?

Thanks in advance for any helpful hints

[ Edited by boot_wb on 2009/12/29 13:11 ]

[ Edited by boot_wb on 2009/12/29 13:12 ]

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/advaudio-volume.html

It's not a bug. Software mixing isn't supported yet on a Mini. Anyway, RUN >NIL: <path>/MPlayer -gui 1 -volume 60 %sp

@Norbi & Korni

Thanks guys, I'll give that a go.

Rich

There are a couple solutions indeed. But first, that global mixing volume not working on mini is not a real "bug", but a consequence of the lack of hardware mixer in mini (this stuff just works on pegasos or efika, for instance). For Mac mini, it would need a totally software solution at AHI level, which doesn't exist at the moment.

Anyway, back to mplayer :
- You can use like said above the options listed in the documentation, but they don't set the volume level in mplayer, but rather apply a filter and keep the mplayer volume at 100%, so it's not what you want, IMO

- Add "-volume 50" to the command line to set initial volume at 50%

And just for fun, you can change volume at runtime with rexx too:
rx "address MPLAYER.1; 'volume abs 50'"

(the rexx interface also exposes all mplayer internal commands through the "RAW" rexx command)

Thanks Fab - interesting to know about the Rexx interface too.

Really appreciate your hard work on MPlayer and OWB.

Rich

And as MorphOS has a nice command for sending AREXX commands directly to programs.. this might look little cleaner:

RXCmd MPLAYER.1 "volume abs 50"

And as speaking of Mac mini as a media player... I've just configured my MorphOS on mini to be controlled with remote controller :) I don't need keyboard or mouse at all to be able watch DVDs or other videos, listening music or watch photos. Now it's easy to take mini with only remote control to other places etc.

I used MMKeyboard to map buttons as I want... DVD button starts DVD playing directly, music button opens AMPlifier with all my mp3s, photo button opens ShowGirls with my digital photo directory and video button opens Ambient drawer with my video files. I can browse and rotate pictures in SG.. and browse and start playing videos in Ambient etc.

Then I also have little arexx script to control all players with one script. Remote controller's play, pause, stop, prev, next and volume buttons work with all players (mplayer, amplifier, anr, songplayer, amigaamp).

BTW. I also tried another USB remote control device, but didn't get it work with Poseidon... it had option to control the mouse too, while this working device works as keyboard only. I'm guessing that keyboard+mouse combo devices don't work properly.. anyone knows anything about it?