Still a problem in Kubuntu Maverick - because OpenOffice doesn't display a nice error message and you have to watch for these errors in .xsession-errors:
(openoffice.org:11583): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_get_bus: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_bus_add_watch_full: assertion `GST_IS_BUS (bus)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_bus_set_sync_handler: assertion `GST_IS_BUS (bus)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (openoffice.org:11583): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed Furthermore: OpenOffice gets really slow and sluggy while adding and changing such an video :( ** Tags added: maverick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575237 Title: [kubuntu] media (audio/video) doesn't play in impress due to not having gstreamer -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
