Re: using gxine to view mov files

Nick Kozlov <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:30:08 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.xine.user
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Hello,

2012/11/20 John A. Wallace <[email protected]>

> **
>
> I would like to use gxine on a Lubuntu system primarily for viewing video=
s.
> I have installed it successfully from the repository, and without any
> further modification it allowed me to view asx files. Yet, I have not
> been able to view mov files. I followed the instructions shown here:   *
> http://www.xine-project.org/faq#quicktime*<http://www.xine-project.org/fa=
q#quicktime>.
> It states that the file I need to unpack is called =93essential=94, altho=
ugh
> there are several files with that name. So, I interpreted it as these two=
:
>
> *
> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz=
2
> *<http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.=
bz2>
>
> *
> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz=
2
> *<http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.=
bz2>
>
I would suggest that these two are different versions of the same file. I'd
try the latest, the one with the date 20071007. Though I don' know which is
the relation between xine and mplayer. I remember that I used these codecs
with MPlayer a couple of years ago.

Bye.

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Hello,<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2012/11/20 John A. Wallace <span d=
ir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">jw7=
[email protected]</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<u></u>






<div>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">I would like to =
use gxine on</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">a</f=
ont></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> Lubuntu system</fon=
t></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> primarily</font></spa=
n><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">for viewing videos</font></s=
pan><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">. I have installed it succe=
ssfully from the repository, and</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font f=
ace=3D"Calibri">without any further modification</font></span><span lang=3D=
"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">it allowed me to</font></span><span lang=3D=
"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">view</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <fo=
nt face=3D"Calibri">asx files</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=
=3D"Calibri">.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">Ye=
t</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">, I have not bee=
n able to view mov files</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Ca=
libri">. I followed the instructions</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><fon=
t face=3D"Calibri"> shown here:=A0=A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> </=
span><a href=3D"http://www.xine-project.org/faq#quicktime" target=3D"_blank=
"><span lang=3D"en-us"><u><font color=3D"#0000FF" face=3D"Calibri">http://w=
ww.xine-project.org/faq#quicktime</font></u></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></s=
pan></a><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.=A0 It states that the=
 file I need to unpack i</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Ca=
libri">s called</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">=
=93</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">essential</fon=
t></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">=94</font></span><span=
 lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">, al</font></span><span lang=3D"en-u=
s"><font face=3D"Calibri">though there are several files with that name. So=
,</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> I interpreted</=
font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">it as</font></span=
><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> these two:</font></span></p>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><a href=3D"http://www.mplayerhq.=
hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz2" target=3D"_blank"><s=
pan lang=3D"en-us"><u><font color=3D"#0000FF" face=3D"Calibri">http://www.m=
playerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz2</font></u></=
span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span></a><span lang=3D"en-us"></span></p>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><a href=3D"http://www.mplayerhq.=
hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2" target=3D"_blank"><s=
pan lang=3D"en-us"><u><font color=3D"#0000FF" face=3D"Calibri">http://www.m=
playerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2</font></u></=
span></a></p>
</div></blockquote><div>I would suggest that these two are different versio=
ns of the same file. I&#39;d try the latest, the one with the date 20071007=
. Though I don&#39; know which is the relation between xine and mplayer. I =
remember that I used these codecs with MPlayer a couple of years ago.<br>
<br>Bye.<br></div></div>

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