Seems to me I once got a mov file to play in Netscape.  It didn't have any 
playback controls (just a box centered within the working area), but it 
worked (don't remember if it had sound or not -- was having soundcard 
troubles at the time).  This was using the PeanutLinux distro.

Jeremy


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On Sun, 2 Sep 2001 20:04, hellmut wrote:
 > hi!
 >
 > how do i play mov files with mandrake 8.0? i didn't find a program that
 > recognises quicktime files.

Apple don't make a Quicktime player for GNU/Linux. Most Quicktime files are
encoded with the Sorenson codec, which is patented. This means that the free
players (e.g. Xmovie, Xanim and aKtion) are not able to play these files
properly (sometimes you can get a garbled picture or just sound). You can 
try
running the Windows player through WINE, or you can purchase CodeWeavers'
CrossOver Plugin (which is built with WINE) for $US20. I actually bought 
this
product today, but I haven't used it enough to make a proper decision on its
quality.

--
Sridhar Dhanapalan.
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                -- Jeremy S. Anderson

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