Using a movie file as webcam.

I have a friend who is a great fan of the movie `The Ring,'
I was thinking a nice joke, to play the cursed video as webcam in a Skype call.
In other words I'd like to make a video call using as input not a real webcam, but a movie file (the audio does not matter).
It is possible somewhat? Like convincing mplayer to use a device as output?
Thanks.

That's the virtual word absolutely )) It's not so easy, but why is it good for him to see it on skype instead of won pc ?

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