Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu. For questions about video cards, use "graphics".
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dvd movie not working
I have ubuntu 12.10 and I can't play dvd movies. I tried every kmplayer vlc gnomeVLC could not read the file (Input/output error).
File reading failed:
VLC could not read the file (Input/output ...
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How to check what type my video card is and its memory size?
I need to install some programs that require minimal size of video card memory, how do I get the size and possibly what vendor and type of my video card?
Output of lspci | grep VGA | cut -d " " -f ...
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High CPU on video chats : any options?
With googling and finetuning, I've always been happy with Ubuntu. But now I can't find a solution anywhere for the high cpu usage of video conferencing.
I have an Asus 1215B eeepc, since more than a ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Flash problems
When I'm watching a video played by Flash Player, after approximately 20 minutes, the video starts to be slow and it loses the audio/video synchronization, and as more time passes, the audio and the ...
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What visual style is this and how do I install it?
You can find my question in the title.
The video, where I saw that visual style is the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=padG62OCSXg
And the only thing I am interested in, is the visual ...
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How I solved my UEFI boot and NVIDIA GT-650M issues [closed]
Just moved to Sabayon Linux (http://www.sabayon.org/), after wasting about 8 hours googling and trying to make Ubuntu/Mint show me something else than a blank/purple screen of death.
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How to compress a mp4 file with winff command?
I have seveal mp4 files which are over 250MB and want to compress them into smaller size hoply, 1/3 of the original size. I installed winff to do so but I dont know what command I should type in. ...
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horizontal bands in videos
Good morning guys, I'm with problem when I execute my videos. they are .mkv format and when a fast moviment scene happend happens, appears a horizontal bands.
thaks
Ubuntu 12.04. AMD Radeon HD 6000 ...
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Time and date inside a video capture
Which video capture programs exists with this option: time and date displayed inside the video? I checked this programs, but I didn't find nothing in this sense.
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Video edition program that can make several hours long clips from a picture and mp3 files on resolution 480p with only 1 fps
I need a video edition program for Ubuntu 13.04 that can make several hours long clips from a picture and mp3 files on resolution 480p with only 1 fps. I tried some programs but they cant bet set on ...
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Why won't this video work on Ubuntu 12.04?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my laptop and I have been trying to see this clip but it does not work:
http://www.tvrplus.ro/editie-tv-bac-44931
This is a video from Romania's national ...
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Record Video from Avermedia Card
I want to record (capture) video from Avermedia Analog TV Card.
Here is the result that v4l2-ctl --info gives :
Driver Info (not using libv4l2):
Driver name : saa7134
Card type : ...
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How can I get VLC to automatically play DVDs when inserted? Running 13.04
I'm trying to help and elderly disabled person play DVDs as easy as possible - by inserting them! I'm running 13.04.
I set Totem as the default app. But a couple DVDs didnt play off the bat -- VLC ...
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ffserver troubleshooting. streaming video from ubuntu server
I have a raring ring-tail server, which I want to stream video from an attached USB webcam.
I have followed this guide to install ffmpeg, ffserver, and numerous codecs.
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Two issues. First the screen resolution and the second no sound
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I am having two problems. My computer is a Sony Vaio VGC-JS160J all in one PC.
The first problem that I have seems to be the resolution. I have a gray colored bar ...
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Need a way to start web cam recording at specific time
I have a laptop with an integrated camera and I want to write a script that will record a 10 minute video when the clock reaches a certain time. What apps/commands can I use to achieve this?
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Any way to “play to” tv from ubuntu (not a media server)
Like the title says... i'm looking for a way to play music/videos from my media player TO a Tv on the same network. Basically like you can do with windoze media player and have been able to do for a ...
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Can I specify video format and pixels orientation when using clive for downloading Youtube videos?
Can I specify video format and pixels orientation when using clive for downloading Youtube videos?
If yes, what is command?
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Skype video feeds not showing
Skype video feeds show up as a green box. The webcam is a Microsoft lifecam but that should'nt matter because the camera works in cheese webcam both and the person i am skyping can see me. I thought ...
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Flash videos slow down after a period of time
Whenever I watch longer Flash videos, after some 20 or 30 minutes it becomes increasingly slower. And After 35 minutes i get barely 1 frame per second.
Btw. I use Chrome Browser.
How can I fix this ...
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How resize of video in terminal?
I have video with size 560x288. I would like video with size 500x250 (change ratio and cut off rest).
How to in terminal, please?
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Videos on NY Times website won't start
I'm running Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring) on a Lenovo Ideapad laptop. When I go to the New York Times website using Firefox and try to view the videos (http://www.nytimes.com/video/), the website stays in ...
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No video or audio via HDMI?
I have been using xubuntu 13.04 for while but only recently had the need to use HDMI.
When I connect my machine to a TV, the TV indicates that there is no signal. ALSA indicates that there is a HDMI ...
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Particular Flash video playback?
I have installed Google Chrome (stable) and would like to watch this particular video, but it won't start:
http://catchup.ninemsn.com.au/arrow/1/8663420/an-innocent-man
It shows up and I can see the ...
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Black Screen After Post on Install 12 or 13.04
I am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 (I also tried with 12.10) on an iOne gx31 with an E8400 processor. I run the DVD and it gets to the screen with the keyboard and little man then the screen ...
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Where's the default video monitor config file
When I boot my laptop, with an external video monitor attached, the LCD video screen on the laptop comes up in what looks like 1024x768... which I assume is because it's cloning displays, and that the ...
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YouTube Videos Stopped Streaming
I have been dealing with this problem for a couple of days but couldn't find a solution. I've posted on a forum before but nobody answered. Any help?
A couple of days ago a problem started to occur. ...
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Skype 4.2.0.11 Crashes on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit During Video Call After Receiving IM
Having an issue with Skype crashing while in a video call when anyone sends me an IM. I can have a Skype video call without any problems for any duration just as long as I don't receive any IM's ...
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Cannot compile ffmpeg with fdk-aac
I need to compile ffmpeg with libfdk-aac on Ubuntu 13.04. I followed the following instructions to compile libfdk-aac
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/opencore-amr/fdk-aac-0.1.0.tar.gz
tar xzvf ...
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streaming video in browser
I am new to Ubuntu and I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 on an old Dell Dimension 2350 with an old tube style Dell monitor. When I open a web page with a streaming video the video plays with sound but ...
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Video playback, choppy and black screen
I just noticed that it is impossible to playback videos anymore on my ubuntu 13.04. Everything was fine before, and I haven't done any installations lately, except updates and gstreamer-tools.
When I ...
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Issues about insalling Cinelerra video editor?
In order to install Cinerella I typed in terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cinelerra
But after last command typed, my computer gives ...
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How to restore Istanbul uncompressed videos?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit and for some reason used Istanbul instead of using recordmydesktop. The screen I recorded (its content) is rather important, but istanbul frozen before saving the file.
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Arte - How to download rtmp or find the mp4 links
So I've found this, the XML page for the video I want to download
Liveweb
and on that page there is this
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Wine video resolution deteriorates after installing Ubuntu 13.04
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 from the previous version, I noted that the graphics of the cards on the Windows card games look more grainy, but what is worse is that small icons in the toolbar of ...
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How to make a screencast in 13.04? [duplicate]
The question explains what is my need. Can we make screencast without using additional software other than ffmpeg?
While searching the net, I found a solution. The solution was:
ffmpeg -f alsa -i ...
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why won't youtube videos play but all other websites work fine?
I've tried everything i can think of, asking in a forum in spanish, uninstalling flash, looking for 64 bit versions, sorry but my mind just does not have another idea here and i'm absolutely and ...
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13.04 Application minimizing choppy & freezing
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 on my 13" Macbook (2008 model) and I have been running it on 13.04 since its release and have not had one problem with it yet. About 2 weeks ago I began messing around with ...
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How to Stream video from iPad to Ubuntu 13.04
Could you advise how to stream video from iPad to Ubuntu 13.04 ?
I've tried the teamviewer, but it doesn't support from ipad -> ubuntu.
Appreciate any ideas,
Vladimir Zateychuk
skype: vzateychuk
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Transitions with GStreamer Editing Services freezes, but works OK without transitions
I'm trying to use gstreamer's GStreamer Editing Services to concatinate 2 videos, and to have a transition between the two.
This command, which just joins 2 segments of the videos together without a ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 freezes when playing video in browser
I recently upgraded to 13.04 and just now, the whole system freezes when I was watching a YouTube video. I had to force quit and reboot my laptop, but the problem still persists when I try to watch ...
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Xubuntu 13.04, Intel video chip, bad color and video
I'm using an Intel mother board (D865G SA), about a 2006 vintage, and using the built in video port. The video chip is Intel 865G Extreme Graphics 2. Previous versions of Xubuntu looked normal, but ...
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lubuntu 13.04 install display issues
I have been trying for the past few days to get the latest lubuntu on my ppc with no success. The issue is my video card is not working properly with the live disc for any verison past 10.04. It is ...
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S-video problems Xubuntu 13.04
I installed for the first time Linux and it's a great move for me.
Xubuntu came out of the box with almost everything working perfectly.
I have a problem though, when I try to see the image from the ...
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I/O error while reading a certain VCDs that plays well in windows in the same system
This is an annoying problem in Ubuntu 12.04/12.10/13.04 that I can't play a certain VCDs. This is not a missing codec or encrypted content issue - It raises an I/O error.
Well, I suspected the VCD ...
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How to rotate h264 video?
I've tried the following:
$ avconv -i in.mov -codec:video copy -codec:audio copy -filter transpose=clock out.mov
avconv version 0.8.6-6:0.8.6-1ubuntu2, Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the Libav developers
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Stream to Apple TV?
I would like to be able to do AV streaming and (or) mirroring with my apple TV from Ubuntu. I'm running 13.04. Is this possible, or will I have to do the outrageously inconvenient task of using an $20 ...
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Can't watch youtube videos with chromium on ubuntu 13.04 64-bit
I've digged all over google but i can't find resolution to my problem.
Firefox works pretty well. I have this issue only with chromium and only with youtube. I can watch videos any other site with ...
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Sound problem with GUVCVideo
I've just installed GUVCVideo (since Cheese was working very badly). At first it worked just fine, but after about 10 minutes it stopped recording sound. It does this by unckecking the box that says ...
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Video card not working properly? (Greenish screen)
I installed latest Ubuntu (13.04). If I check from system settings I get that Im using Galllium 0.4 drivers for RS690. I have an ATI card, ATI Radeon X1270...
Every time I open some window or ubuntu ...
