On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:11:36 +1300 Richard Tindall wrote:
> > > > > Apparently gstreamer has been overhauled in the new Gnome, so switching > Totem to xine may become redundant. Prompted by Douglas, I've got Totem > playing clips properly too now. It involved adding some non-default mpeg > libraries/plugins, one of which brought the success. There are techniques for what to do if you cannot play a particular file: ffmpeg -i moviefile.avi tcprobe -i moviefile.avi mplayer -identify moviefile.avi gspot - a windows program is damned good too. All will give you a variety of info on the file. including details of the codecs. This can give you a hint as to what you need to install to get it going. > > Cheers, Rik -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
