diff -r 07c12d2ceddf -r 88bf59e8da5f gmyth-stream/plugins/media/mencoder.py
--- a/gmyth-stream/plugins/media/mencoder.py	Sat Mar 31 00:55:28 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-stream/plugins/media/mencoder.py	Mon Apr 02 16:57:57 2007 +0100
@@ -12,47 +12,71 @@
         self.config = config
         self.socket = None
         self.child_pid = None
+        self.mplayer = None
+
+    def set_args(self, options):
+
+        for opt in options:
+
+            if (opt == "file"):
+                self.kind = "file"
+                self.args += " %s -mf fps=%d -of %s -oac %s -lameopts vol=5 cbr:br=%d"\
+                             " -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=%s:vbitrate=%d -vf scale=%d:%d"\
+                             " -o %s 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null" % (
+                    self.filename, self.fps, self.mux, self.acodec, self.abitrate,
+                    self.vcodec, self.vbitrate, self.width, self.height, self.fifo)
+
+            elif (opt == "dvd"):
+                self.kind = "dvd"
+                self.args += " dvd://%s -vf scale=%d:%d -oac %s -lameopts vol=5 cbr:br=%d"\
+                             " -of %s -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=%s:vbitrate=%d -o %s"\
+                             " -mf fps=%d 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null" % (
+                    self.filename, self.width, self.height, self.acodec, self.abitrate,
+                    self.mux, self.vcodec, self.vbitrate, self.fifo, self.fps)
+
+            elif (opt == "local"):
+                self.mplayer = os.popen("which mplayer").read().strip()
 
     def setup(self, filename, mux, vcodec, vbitrate,\
-              fps, acodec, abitrate, width, height, port):
+              fps, acodec, abitrate, width, height, port, options):
 
-        if (os.path.exists(filename)):
+        self.filename = filename
+        self.mux = mux
+        self.vcodec = vcodec
+        self.vbitrate = int(vbitrate)
+        self.fps = int(fps)
+        self.acodec = acodec
+        self.abitrate = int(abitrate)
+        self.width = int(width)
+        self.height = int(height)
 
-            self.filename = filename
-            self.mux = mux
-            self.vcodec = vcodec
-            self.vbitrate = int(vbitrate)
-            self.fps = int(fps)
-            self.acodec = acodec
-            self.abitrate = int(abitrate)
-            self.width = int(width)
-            self.height = int(height)
+        self.port = int(port)
+        self.fifo = self.config.get("Mencoder", "fifo_path")
 
-            self.port = int(port)
-            self.fifo = self.config.get("Mencoder", "fifo_path")
+        self.args = ""
+        self.kind = ""
+        self.set_args(options)
 
-            # good one: /tmp/dvb.mpg avi mpeg4 400 25 mp3lame 192 320 240 5000
-            self.path = self.config.get("Mencoder", "path")
-            self.path += " %s -mf fps=%d -of %s -oac %s -lameopts cbr:br=%d -ovc lavc"\
-                         " -lavcopts vcodec=%s:vbitrate=%d -vf scale=%d:%d"\
-                         " -o %s 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null" % (
-                self.filename, self.fps, self.mux, self.acodec, self.abitrate,
-                self.vcodec, self.vbitrate, self.width, self.height, self.fifo)
+        if (self.kind == "file" and not os.path.exists(self.filename)):
+            msg = "File requested does not exist. SETUP failed."
+            lib.log(msg)
+            return msg
 
+        # good one: /tmp/dvb.mpg avi mpeg4 400 25 mp3lame 192 320 240 5000
+        #mencoder dvd://2 -vf scale=640:480 -o title2.avi -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4
+        self.path = self.config.get("Mencoder", "path")
+        self.path += self.args
 
-            if (self.socket != None):
-                del(self.socket)
+        if (self.socket != None):
+            del(self.socket)
 
-            self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-            self.socket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-            self.socket.bind( ('', self.port) )
-            self.socket.listen(1)
+        self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.socket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+        self.socket.bind( ('', self.port) )
+        self.socket.listen(1)
 
-            return 0
+        return 0
 
-        else:
-            lib.log("File requested does not exist. SETUP failed.")
-            return -1
 
     def play(self):
 
@@ -69,6 +93,7 @@
         fifo = open(self.fifo)
 
         self.child_pid = os.fork()
+
         if (self.child_pid == 0):
             conn,addr= self.socket.accept()
             lib.log("Sending Data to client: %s" % addr[0])
@@ -77,6 +102,14 @@
             conn.settimeout(5)
             retry = 0
 
+            if (self.mplayer):
+                msg = "%s 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null" % self.filename
+                if (self.kind == "dvd"):
+                    msg = "dvd://" + msg
+
+                self.mplayer += " " + msg
+                mplayer_in, self.mplayer_out = os.popen2(self.mplayer)
+
             while( data != "" and retry < 5):
                 try:
                     conn.send(data)
@@ -93,8 +126,13 @@
 
 
     def stop(self):
+        try:
+            self.pout.close()
+            self.mplayer_out.close()
+        except:
+            lib.log("Trying to stop before playing...")
 
-        self.pout.close()
+        self.mplayer = None
 
         if (self.socket != None):
             lib.log("Closing socket")