MPLAYER

INSTALL:

# cd /usr/src
# wget http://www4.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/MPlayer-1.0rc2.tar.bz2
# tar -jxf MPlayer-1.0rc2.tar.bz2
# cd MPlayer-1.0rc2
# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mplayer --enable-gui
# make
# make install

Add codecs

# cd /usr/src
# wget http://www4.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2
# tar -jxf essential-20071007.tar.bz2
# mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/codecs
# cp -rv essential-20071007/* /usr/local/lib/codecs/

gmaplayer: work with X

# wget http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/skins/Blue-1.7.tar.bz2

# mkdir /usr/local/mplayer/share/mplayer/skins/default

# tar jxvf Blue-1.7.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/mplayer/share/mplayer/skins

# cp /usr/local/mplayer/share/mplayer/skins/Blue/* /usr/local/mplayer/share/mplayer/skins/default/

Reading with MPlayer :

# mplayer test.mpg

the options are:

-vo driver_video
-ao driver_sound
-fs : full screen
-zoom: forcing expansion