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+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+# Import required modules
+require 'mltpp'
+
+# Create the mlt system
+Mltpp::Factory::init
+
+# Get and check the argument
+file = ARGV.shift
+raise "Usage: test.rb file" if file.nil?
+
+# Create the producer
+producer = Mltpp::Factory::producer( file )
+raise "Unable to load #{file}" if producer.is_valid == 0
+
+# Create the consumer
+consumer = Mltpp::Factory::consumer( "sdl" )
+raise "Unable to open sdl consumer" if consumer.is_valid == 0
+
+# Turn off the default rescaling
+consumer.set( "rescale", "none" )
+
+# Start the consumer
+consumer.start
+
+# Connect the producer to the consumer
+consumer.connect( producer )
+
+# Wait until the user stops the consumer
+while consumer.is_stopped == 0
+ sleep( 1 )
+end
+
+# Clean up consumer
+consumer.stop
+