Re: codec for MP4? - semi-solved - also vlc now OK

On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 11:27:46 AM, rikona wrote:

r> On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 12:10:09 AM, Len Lawrence wrote:

LL>> rikona wrote:
>>> Still running 2008.1. Downloaded a couple of YouTube videos as mp4s,
>>> but mplayer[fails], Amarok[fails], XMMS[fails], vlc[no sound with
>>> version 0.9.3], Kaffeine[no sound], Totem["needs codec" - plays video,
>>> no sound]are having trouble playing them. I thought Fluendo codecs
>>> came with the 2008.1 powerpack, but it would appear not. The plf codec
>>> [faad] doesn't seem to work either. What do I need to do to let me see
>>> both A and V with mp4s, in MD 2008.1?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>  rikona
>>>
>>>   
LL>> You are probably correct about 2008.1 not including the Fluendo pack.
LL>> My workstation runs 2008.1 and I think I had trouble with codecs to 
LL>> start with - memory fuzzy.  I had bought the megabundle on 2007* but 
LL>> bought the latest bundle from Fluendo, which helped but had trouble with
LL>> faad (vague memory again).  No trouble now either offline or in a 
LL>> browser.  These are the faad components on this system:

LL>> /usr/bin/faad
LL>> /usr/lib64/libfaad.so.0                             # probably a 
LL>> symbolic link to the next one
LL>> /usr/lib64/libfaad.so.0.0.0
LL>> /usr/lib64/libmpeg4ip_faad.so.0                     # symbolic link?
LL>> /usr/lib64/libmpeg4ip_faad.so.0.0.0
LL>> /usr/lib64/gstreamer-0.10/libgstfaad.so
LL>> /usr/lib64/libquicktime/lqt_faad2.so
LL>> /usr/lib64/vlc/codec/libfaad_plugin.so
LL>> /usr/lib64/xine/plugins/1.20/xineplug_decode_faad.so
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2-xmms
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2/AUTHORS
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2/ChangeLog
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2/NEWS
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2/README
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2/TODO
LL>> /usr/share/doc/faad2-xmms/README

LL>> Don't know where they came from.

r> Thanks for the list. It is quite a bit larger than what I had. I
r> rummaged around [2008 stuff if going away, apparently] and got a few
r> more, but not as many as on your list. BUT - the Totem player no
r> longer gives the 'need codec' error, and does play both A & V on an
r> mp4, so I do have a way of viewing the videos. THANKS! The other
r> players still don't work, though - don't know why, but must be missing
r> something they need [likely the vlc/xine/quicktime ones that I still
r> don't have.].

r> Problem semi-solved, though... :-)

Looks like faad is the likely culprit. Uninstalled the mix of MD and
plf parts of vlc, and reinstalled all parts from plf [is in
backports]. The plf version of vlc now plays mp4s OK too. Just thought
I'd pass this on if any of you are interested in using vlc [a nice
player, btw].

 rikona



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