Mario, I did not realize "mplayer" is only required for converting video formats. Well, I am embarrassed! And, I ended up using ffmpeg to convert formats by the time I finished with DVD-author project, anyway.
Just to double-check your statement, I tried removing the "mplayer" package and created a new DVD-video archive, in DVD-author, with an existing, converted MPEG file. It surely worked, just as you said it would. Sorry to trouble the mailing list with this concern. Happy holiday, all. ~mc On Dec 10, 2007 12:53 AM, Mario Limonciello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matthew, > > Perhaps it'd be more appropriate as a Recommend. As of hardy, recommends > are installed by default, but can be removed upon request. > > Since not everyone will be converting video files to MPEG format, I think > this makes the most sense. > > Regards, > > Mario > > > > On Dec 9, 2007 5:38 PM, Matthew Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dvdauthor/+question/19690 > > > > I installed Qdvdauthor to create DVDs. When the application attempted > > to convert the video files to MPEG format, there were errors saying > > "mplayer" was not found. I tried a couple files and saw the same > > error. I returned to Synaptic, installed "mplayer", and the error > > stopped and the Qdvdauthor worked. From this experience, I feel > > "mplayer" should be a dependency of the Qdvdauthor package. > > > > My first email to this list, so let me know if I can create better > > requests in the future. Thank you for your hard work. > > > > Matthew Craig > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-motu mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu > > > > > > -- > Mario Limonciello > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
