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Linuxville

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Registered: 2007-04-07

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Multimedia codecs and players?

I have installed multimedia codecs, and mplayer, vlc, xine, totem-xine there are some errors coming with this players.

First mplayer, when i make it fullscreen the video size still small but screen like full screen. And when it's really fullscreen working then the video really slowing but sound fine.

Second vlc, i compiled the vlc, it's fine playin dvd, vcd but when i want to watch mpeg, avi or something like that video freezes or too slow.

Xine shuts down my computer when i open something with it.

Totem-xine playing video slow too.

I have ati 1950gt video card, installed, working fine and playing games very well. I think this problem comes the codecs but which one, waiting your opinions.

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retsaw

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2005-03-22

Posts: 132

Re: Multimedia codecs and players?

The mplayer issue sounds like it is using regular x11 output, rather than a mode that make use of your graphics card's capabilities.  Try "mplayer -vo xv <filename>" instead.  For a full list of video output modes you can try type "mplayer -vo help".  To change the default video output for mplayer add "vo=xv" (or whichever mode works best) to .mplayer/config

Linuxville

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Registered: 2007-04-07

Posts: 17

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Re: Multimedia codecs and players?

I tried this when i searched the forum about this problem but nothing changes.
Now i'm trying to compile mplayer, may be it's work

Last edited by Linuxville (2007-08-06 16:21:12)

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AbsolutLinux

Linuxville

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Registered: 2007-04-07

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Re: Multimedia codecs and players?

problem not solved but vlc seems fine now

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Loozac

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-09-23

Posts: 15

Re: Multimedia codecs and players?

If You R still interested I'll tell You cause I've got also 1950gt video card.
I've also had bad  experience with movies. But now I use

mplayer -vo gl -vf pp=fd -slang pl  dvd://1 -fs -x 1024 -y 768

for DVD.
and

mplayer -idx -vo gl -fs -x 1024 -y 768 /ntfs/Users/j2k/Desktop/I_ROBOT/DMT_IROB.AVI

to movies.
Run commands only from terminal.
Kmplayer, kplayer, xine and others not working! [i don't why hangs up all the time... kplayer plays but bad quality]
This is my one solution. Please respond if it will works for you.
if you can please write how 3d drivers are U using:)

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