Alan Pope wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:59:45AM +0000, Jim Kissel wrote:
>>
>> Alan Pope wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:27:19AM +0000, Jim Kissel wrote:
>>>> Is it just me and my setup/configuration that is having problems getting
>>>> sound out of the WMV format files? I'm running Ubuntu EE and Totem-xine
>>>> with the latest w32codecs, but both the small and large WMV files from
>>>> Tony Whitmore's talk on Ubuntu fail to produce and sound. I've no
>>>> problem with the OGG files, and DVD's and CD's play ok on my machine.
>>>>
>>> Of course the first question is "why?". Why try and play the videos that
>>> are specifically designed for non-Linux platforms when the Linux native
>>> ones work?
>> Of course your correct in regard to the HantsLug. There are the other
>> formats, so there is no need to use a close/non-Linux
>> platform/protrietary format when I can use an open one. Unfortunately
>> not all media web sites offer alternatives to WMV/MP4.
>>
>
> Ahh, makes slighty more sense now ;)
>
> The following page use most useful for Ubuntu:-
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats
>
> also:-
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/WindowsCodecs
>
> Which has extra options if you are having problems playing WMVs.
Thanks Al. Been working through the RestrictedFormats info and the
WindowsCodecs. It's now time for my third re-install EE. The last set
of changes stuffed the desktop. Every time I try to open Places/Home
Folder I get 4 copies of Nautilus.
Even yet more hair pulling. I thought, just before I start the
re-install, I would make one final check and download a .wmv file from a
different source.................and the sound works! Will now try some
of the other tech talks with .wmv files to see if I can hear them.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
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