a better quicktime
Monday, 13. April 2009, 00:02:34
Hi !
Linux users have traditionally been plagued from deliberate lack of support from many big companies for Linux.
In the current particular case, Apple has never done QuickTime for Linux, and I'm happy they never did. People argue about QuickTime being one of the worst softwares done by Apple. But back on the matter, not having the QuickTime plugin means that webpages that actually check for it will not work. Fortunately, this situation is not THAT common.
However, it exists, for instance, Apple's movie trailers website.
So, what should Linux users do (and Windows users which do not have QuickTime installed) ?
I made a really simple script, which detects if the QuickTime plugin is installed, and if it's not, it just creates an entry on navigator.plugins with a fake QuickTime, and it works great. Note however, that if the webpage tries to manipulate the plugin with scripting, it will most likely fail, because the plugin used by the browser might not support QuickTime's scripting API..
Download here:
xerath-add-quicktime-plugin.js
You can test it on the link above.
Have fun!
EDIT: clarification - you need to have another plugin that can handle QuickTime, like the VLC plugin.
Linux users have traditionally been plagued from deliberate lack of support from many big companies for Linux.
In the current particular case, Apple has never done QuickTime for Linux, and I'm happy they never did. People argue about QuickTime being one of the worst softwares done by Apple. But back on the matter, not having the QuickTime plugin means that webpages that actually check for it will not work. Fortunately, this situation is not THAT common.
However, it exists, for instance, Apple's movie trailers website.
So, what should Linux users do (and Windows users which do not have QuickTime installed) ?
I made a really simple script, which detects if the QuickTime plugin is installed, and if it's not, it just creates an entry on navigator.plugins with a fake QuickTime, and it works great. Note however, that if the webpage tries to manipulate the plugin with scripting, it will most likely fail, because the plugin used by the browser might not support QuickTime's scripting API..
Download here:
xerath-add-quicktime-plugin.js
You can test it on the link above.
Have fun!
EDIT: clarification - you need to have another plugin that can handle QuickTime, like the VLC plugin.




Jurgi # 13. April 2009, 05:37
serious # 13. April 2009, 06:42
xErath # 13. April 2009, 15:53
Originally posted by Jurgi:
You need to have another plugin that can handle QuickTime like VLC, else, no luck.
Cyro # 13. April 2009, 16:18
xErath # 13. April 2009, 23:43
Originally posted by Cyro:
It doesn't matter. The script simply checks if there's a plugin that can handle video/quicktime or video/x-quicktime. totem should do it.
bugscout # 21. June 2009, 12:22
i like to install the script to my windows xp system, because i had only trouble with quicktime in the past.
my opera 9.64 crashes when the startrek video is loading.
vlc is installed
regards
bugscout # 21. June 2009, 19:57
there still were some quicktime files in my system. i deleted them by hand and installed vlc again.
now vlc is listed is plugin. the crashes are gone but i can only see "Get the latest QuickTime."
xErath # 22. June 2009, 00:43
Originally posted by bugscout:
Type this in your address bar
javascript:alert([].map.call(navigator.plugins["VLC Multimedia Plug-in"],function(e){return String(e.type);}).sort().join('\n'));Do you see video/quicktime listed ?bugscout # 22. June 2009, 07:34
...video/mpeg-system video/quicktime video/x-flv...
video/quicktime is listed
xErath # 24. June 2009, 10:59
Originally posted by bugscout:
odd, it works just fine for me after installing the vlc plugin.
Do you see the vlc plugin in opera:plugins ?
bugscout # 26. June 2009, 20:09
VLC Multimedia Plug-in is listed in Plugins
antti79 # 19. August 2009, 23:36
i search i found this plugin, thinkin i soon watch video, its easy right? just entertainment?
i download the packet, ups it has to be compiled, -wonder what that means. Oh i dont nothin about coding.
time gone too much for learning these, i gotta go sleep without video...
-i will install windows on the morning. (no coding when i wanna watch video)
antti79 # 19. August 2009, 23:38
xErath # 20. August 2009, 12:38
yeeliberto # 29. August 2009, 03:15
And antti79, if you use something like debian or ubuntu donwload the libdvdcss from synaptic and you can watch encrypted DVDs ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libdvdcss
struds # 19. November 2009, 10:13
xErath # 19. November 2009, 15:03
Originally posted by struds:
Same thing is happening to me.
So I wget'ed the mov files, and those were just really small stubs, a few bytes big ?? So, are those like some sort of binary playlist that only Quicktime understands ?