#939822 mc: info about video files

Package:
mc
Source:
mc
Description:
Midnight Commander - a powerful file manager
Submitter:
Vladimir Putin
Date:
2025-01-12 10:36:02 UTC
Severity:
minor
#939822#5
Date:
2019-09-09 09:22:21 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

Press F3 on video file and get "Please install either mplayer or mpv to
get information for this file" mpv is installed...
#939822#16
Date:
2025-01-12 09:58:29 UTC
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It seems that Debian mpv packages does not provide the mpv_identify.sh script, which mc needs to use mpv to display video information. There is nothing we can do at the mc side. Either maintainers can decide to ship it, or you have to use mplayer.

https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/TOOLS/mpv_identify.sh
#939822#21
Date:
2025-01-12 10:04:54 UTC
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It seems that Debian mpv packages does not provide the mpv_identify.sh script, which mc needs to use mpv to display video information. There is nothing we can do at the mc side. Either maintainers can decide to ship it, or you have to use mplayer.

https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/TOOLS/mpv_identify.sh