Hi ! There is a problem with vlc/ffmpeg with xvid codecs.
vlc-0.8.6c.0.pm.2 will not play avi files of xvid codec. Purportedly it will not handle some other codec formats as well. I believe this is due to it being broken with one of the newer ffmpeg versions. Specifically, the lastest: vlc-0.8.6c-0.pm.2.i686.rpm and ffmpeg-0.4.9-8.pm.svn20070724.i686.rpm and libffmpeg0-0.4.9-8.pm.svn20070724.i686.rpm will not play avi files of xvid codec. But the older vlc-0.8.6c-0.pm.0.i686.rpm and the older ffmpeg-0.4.9-8.pm.svn20070218.i686.rpm and the older libffmpeg0.0.4.9-8.pm.svn20070218.i686 will play avi files of xvid codec. Somewhere between the three application versions, xvid support was broken in vlc during an ffmpeg update. Is it possible to update vlc to work with the new ffmpeg ? Or is it possible to come up with another work around? The forum thread on this issue: http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?s=&showtopic=59710&view=findpost&p=243802 and http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?s=&showtopic=59710&view=findpost&p=243784 Thank you for your consideration. I have read the ffmpeg team, will on occasion, update their application practically with out regard to their interface with other applications, and hence this can make a packagers job very very difficult. Your efforts are appreciated. Once again, thank you for your efforts in this. Best regards, Lee aka oldcpu _______________________________________________ Packman mailing list [email protected] http://www.links2linux.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/packman
