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Normally Firefox deals with multimedia files (for example, .wmv and .mpg files) by first downloading them, and then launching the media player. You can get Firefox to stream multimedia, as Internet Explorer does by default, by any of the following methods: | |||
==DownloadWith== | |||
Install [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=203 DownloadWith Extension] (the "enhanced version"). After installation, use the [http://downloadwith.mozdev.org/configurations/configurations.xml sample downloader settings] that correspond to the multimedia player(s) you use. | |||
==Launchy== | |||
Install the [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=81 Launchy] extension. When you right-click on a link, Launchy will provide you with a list of external programs that you can use to open the link. Right-click on a link to a media file, and you can open it directly with a media player without downloading it first. The [http://gemal.dk/mozilla/launchy.html Launchy Homepage] has instructions on adding applications it did not auto-detect. | |||
==Quicktime== | |||
You can associate streaming media with Quicktime. Read the [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=206210 Quicktime Guide]. | |||
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Revision as of 20:55, 14 February 2006
Normally Firefox deals with multimedia files (for example, .wmv and .mpg files) by first downloading them, and then launching the media player. You can get Firefox to stream multimedia, as Internet Explorer does by default, by any of the following methods:
DownloadWith
Install DownloadWith Extension (the "enhanced version"). After installation, use the sample downloader settings that correspond to the multimedia player(s) you use.
Launchy
Install the Launchy extension. When you right-click on a link, Launchy will provide you with a list of external programs that you can use to open the link. Right-click on a link to a media file, and you can open it directly with a media player without downloading it first. The Launchy Homepage has instructions on adding applications it did not auto-detect.
Quicktime
You can associate streaming media with Quicktime. Read the Quicktime Guide.
