[mythtv-users] MythTV and mplayer on OSX

[Eric Robinson]

We've run into an issue with video playback in Myth 0.21 (never got this
even the slightest bit working on 0.20 so I don't know if it's version
specific).  Note that I do not mean the Recordings but Videos stored on the
backend.

If we specify a Unique Player Command for a file - say to enable subtitles -
using mplayer the movie plays back fine.  It fills the screen, it's fast,
and evereything is as it should be.  Except the remote.

We use the standard Apple Remote and it appears that Myth does not
relinquish control of the remote to mplayer (when I VNC in and quit the
movie, any input sent through the Apple Remote translates into menu
manipulations in Myth).  If we start the same movie from the command line
directly the Apple Remote controls the video just fine.

Anyone know how to force the Frontend to let go of its iron grip on remote
inputs?

We're running OSX 10.4.11 with all the latest updates and the latest Snider
Pad builds of the 0.21 Frontend.  Intel Mac Minis.

Thoughts?
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