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repair a broken index file that VLC reports as unsupported?
Digging through some old burned cd's I found a home movie from 2000. I attempted to play it in several media players with no luck. VLC reports it as broken, but can not repair it with the following ...
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Unable to play audio and video files [duplicate]
I am new to Linux and installed Ubuntu 12.10. It is showing some codecs or plugins are missing in the player
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How can I reduce the file size of a video from the command-line?
I want to reduce the size of a video size. The video may be .flv, .avi, etc. I want it done from the terminal. How can I do that?
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Why can't I install codec for ffmpeg?
When I run
sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-53
I get
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libavcodec-extra-53 : Depends: libfaac0 but it is not installable
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Unable to play movies at all
I just installed Ubuntu, and thus I'm unable to play movies. For example, if I run *.mkv file, I get the error of " Gstreamer backend error - Can't play the text file without video or visualization". ...
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How do I install these libraries/codecs for Matlab?
I just installed matlab on my computer, seemingly successfully, but I've been trying to run a program, and I'm getting the following error:
>> reproduceResults
Warning: Directory already ...
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Video codec dependencies not met? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I resolve unmet dependencies?
After trying to run a .M4A and a .MP4 (aren't they same thing?) I get a message saying I need to install extra codecs. When ...
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Can't play any Flash videos
Recently installed Lubuntu 12.04 with alternate installer on Compaq Evo N400c (850Mhz PIII, 20GB ATA HDD, 512MB RAM).
After installation of restricted extras and medibuntu codecs I realized that it ...
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Required plugin could not be found
I have the latest Ubuntu version.
When I try to open a .wmv file I got the error :
Required plugin could not be found.
Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to play media files of the ...
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Which browser (if any) will be able to play video and audio at VKontakte (vk.com) in Ubuntu without a flash plugin?
I'm primarily concerned about this question for Ubuntu on Toshiba AC100 (ARM), because a Flash plugin for browsers is not available as a working package for Ubuntu on AC100, but it is a general ...
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Is there a way to make almost all video files work on Ubuntu using a media player, or a codec installation pack?
I used to use Media Player Classic in Windows and it played everything!
I've installed VLC on my Ubuntu 12.04 system and while it plays 99% of the files I try to play on it, there are these video ...
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Video Codec Error
I have noticed on some videos that when I play some unusual video formats I always see this message. Can someone please give me instructions how to resolve this issue? Which codec do I need to install ...
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How can I play 60fps videos?
I have a Contour camera, which is a sports/action camera and records at 60 fps.
When I load any video in Ubuntu using any video player, lots of frames are lost. I tried changing codecs but nothing ...
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Poor Video Playback - Low Frame Rate
I have pretty poor frame rate when playing .avi video files.
I tried VLC player, but I am still not satisfied because it is bad comparing to windows. I played some .rmvb (RealMedia) movie yesterday, ...
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Play videos with libwebkit in Ubuntu 11.10 server
I'm using libwebkit (with python-webkit) to render a page that plays a video. This application works fine in a Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop, Nvidia card and lots of libraries and software installed, but in a ...
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How to watch videos that have 1080p, using x264 video codec and AC3 for audio?
Î'm trying to play some videos which were encoded using the x264 video codec with 1080p but using vlc it plays like a slideshow.
Do you think that the cause of this problem is because of my low-spec ...
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Clipping video files
I want to cut some video files I got, basically remove individual pieces of every video, without making some mashup or anything like it. I tried OpenShot Video Editor and AVIDEMUX. The latter got ...
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How to find out what codec is being used in a video
How can i see what codec was used in a video (Audio/Video) and extra information about what to use to reproduce the same compression/quality to the video.
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how can I reinstall the codecs so I can play my videos back
I used to play videos from MP4, wma files, as well as form DVDs, but for some reason, I can no more. The file gets loaded and the player starts, but it is always a black screen. No display at all.
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How to change video codec that is being use for videos?
I need to change video codec, because of this
I'm new to ubuntu. How to do it?
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How to play wmv3 videos
Is there any way to play wmv3 videos on Ubuntu? Tried using VLC player but it says it cannot play the video and there is no way to fix this.
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1answer
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Why isn't a HD Video in 720p played without stops and glitches?
When i try to watch a video with a high HD Resolution 1280 x 720 H264 in Ubuntu it isn't played smoothly. There stops and glitches occur. It's no problem of the CPU or graphicscard, because under ...
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Videos pause automatically [closed]
I installed Ubuntu on multiple computers by following this guide . Now many of my users complain that while playing video (xvid or mp4), after few minutes videos go into a paused state, and only ...
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ProRes encoding and decoding?
Is there a way to encode/decode prores mov files (mostly decode)? I've been playing around with ffmpeg and mencoder/mplayer from the ubuntu repos, but they both report that it's an unknown codec. ...
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Converting a video file in arbitrary file format into MPEG4/H.264?
I want to convert a large number of video files in various formats into .mp4 files (container MPEG-4, codec H.264). I want to do this on an Ubuntu machine, using only command-line tools and I'm ...
