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NAME

helix-player − the helix audio and video player

SYNOPSIS

helix-player [−rhecfnq] [file]

DESCRIPTION

The Helix Player is an audio and video player based on the Helix DNA Client engine. It includes a Mozilla browser plug-in and supports local file playback and streaming over RTSP/RTP and HTTP. It supports video zoom in original, double size, and full screen, and supports:

* Theora (Alpha 3 encoded content), Vorbis, Ogg

* Basic SMIL 2.0

* H.263

* RealPix, RealText, RealEvents

* RAM and RPM playlist formats

* RTSP streaming with RTP, HTTP streaming

OPTIONS

−r, −−remote

Send a running player a command.

−h, −−help

Display help message.

−e, −−embedded FD

Run player in embedded mode, receive commands on descriptor FD.

−c, −−callbacks FD

Use with --embedded, receive callbacks on descriptor FD.

−f, −−fullscreen

Run the player in fullscreen mode on startup.

−n, −−new

Open in new player (do not reuse a running player).

−q, −−quit

Quit when playback is completed (used in conjunction with a URL).

file

File or URL to play. If none given, start emtpy player.

SEE ALSO

<http://player.helixcommunity.org/>;

AUTHOR

helix-player was written by the Real Networks, Inc. and the Helix Community <htttp://www.helixcommunity.org/>;.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann [AT] gmx.de> and Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann [AT] panthera-systems.net>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).