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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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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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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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Minitube for Ubuntu 12.04 is outdated
The version of Minitube offered via the Ubuntu Software Center is very old. In fact, it doesn't even work anymore. I know Ubuntu 12.10+ offers a new version of the application, but I want to stick ...
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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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VLC: How to show subtitles under the video
Using VLC 1.1.12 on Ubuntu 11.10, I'd like to show subtitles under the video so that they don't disturb me.
I tried to change it: Interface > Preferences > Subtitles & OSD > Force subtitle ...
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Poor-quality video playback from YouTube
I have compiled from source codes player VLC 2.0.5
The build succeeds. But when playing video from YouTube playlists , I get problems.
Some videos are played perfectly. Others - no.
bad ...
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When using VLC , some .flv files play sounds only with a blank screen
Hello and thanks for taking sometime to check my problem.
First, I'm using Ubuntu 12.10. I use VLC to play flv files that I download from Twitch TV, some files work perfectly, but others only play ...
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How to repair videos?
Videos' size became 0byte. I don't know what happened. But some of the videos work, those recently played became 0byte.
On Totem says: Stream contains no data.
And on other player they don't play ...
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VLC, Mplayer, Movie Player lags when playing HD videos
I've tried these players
VLC
Mplayer
Ubuntu Default Movie Player
All lags for 1 seconds or 2 at certain times, even at the beginning of the video. Sometimes its just continuously stutters for 3 to ...
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Saving subtitles found by the VLC extension “Subtitle Finder”?
I found a VLC script called 'Subtitle finder' (here) that downloads and displays video subtitles 'on-the-fly': they are downloaded and displayed during playback, and it works great, but does not saves ...
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How do I resume an interrupted video stream recording?
I'm trying to start a recording every evening, starting from 19:00 and stopping at 02:00. The webcam does export its stream as rtsp video stream and I am able to start the recording correctly with VLC ...
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Video hangs while playing on VLC
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.I am unable to play any video.When I play video on VLC the video freezes and after few min it moves to some other frame and also the sound is breaking.
PC ...
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Loading ac3 files in VLC player [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to view video file with external ac3 audio track?
I have mkv and english.ac3 files. That mkv plays with the default audio stream which is not english. How do I load ...
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videoplayback with GL
I have an issue with playing video with video output GL or GLX.
I have an ATI HD 5850 with tear free desktop and the playback works great but the problem is when I move the mouse and the menu of the ...
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How to play back multiple videos, stopping after each one?
I want to watch a number of trailers and make notes inbetween each one. So, instead having them play one after the other without stopping, I want each one to automatically stop once it's done, and ...
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what is the issue between VLC and Firefox in ubuntu 12.04?
In ubuntu with the XFCE interface when I have VLC loaded and attempt to load Firefox the video freezs and loops for almost a minute. I have a 64 bit AMD with 2 gb of ram. I am also running a nvidia ...
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How to read ANSI encoded .srt files in the right way?
Is there anyway of any media player that I can view Arabic ANSI encoded .srt files in the right way without converting them to UTF-8 encoding ?
I tried VLC, Gnome mplayer and the default Movie player ...
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VLC Ati Radeon 6870 Ubuntu 12.04 image skewed flicker
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with ATI Radeon 6870 connected to my 40' Sharp TV.
The video image is slightly jigged, like breaking a bit and slightly delayed. It just isn't smooth. The computer is very ...
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Why does the videos played in ubuntu 12.04 show more colour?
When I play videos in VLC or movie player they show more colour which cannot be adjusted. Screen shot below. Please help me out.
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Why isn't VLC the default video player?
Why does Ubuntu come with Totem set as default? Is there a reason or am I just wrongly assuming everybody thinks Totem is actually inferior to VLC?
Edit: not to mention VLC is vastly known as perhaps ...
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Video player that prefers accuracy over fluid playback
I need a video player/encoder that values accuracy over fluid playback, that is:
It must never drop a frame, even if this means waiting and jitters
It must scale video without interpolation (only ...
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Easiest way to stream videos from my server?
I'd like to download movie torrents from my Ubuntu server as its download speed is much higher than at home. However, it is pretty pointless if I then have to download the movie from my server to my ...
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How do I resume video play from the point it was stopped with VLC?
How can I play a video starting from the point it was stopped last time?
This is useful for watching long videos.
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and VLC media player.
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How do I change default program to open video files (12.04)?
I would like to change the default program to open video files to VLC player. Currently I have to right click on a file and choose 'Open with...' option which is not the end of the world but very ...
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Why can't VLC see my webcam's microphone?
My goal is to stream my webcam over https. Any recommendations beyond webcam-server and cvlc are welcome.
From VLC, I can say
Media -> Open Capture Device
and leave the video 4 linux 2 capture ...
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Why do flash players consume up to 20 times more CPU than VLC player to view exactly the same video file?
When I play a video (H264 MPEG4 AVC 320x180) online (in Firefox or Chrome) it uses to consume up to 100% CPU, but if I download it (exactly the file played) and use VLC - it takes just 5% (6% at ...
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How to play full screen video on second monitor?
I have two identical monitors, and when playing a full screen video on one of them using the default player or VLC and then working on the other monitor - the top bar and the launcher appear above the ...
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VLC pixelates a 1080p video on my laptop
I'm having trouble playing a video I encoded in a .mkv 1080p format through VLC on my laptop. Everything runs fine except for every couple minutes while the file is playing, the video becomes really ...
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Ubuntu restart while starting video files [closed]
Ubuntu (X) restarts to login screen while starting video files in VLC or Banshee. Totem works well (I mean videos run, but still they are choppy)
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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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Choppy video playback 11.10
I just installed 11.10 and I also installed the ATI prop. driver. Whenever I try to play a mkv file in mplayer, smplayer, or vlc, it is choppy. And in the case of VLC the audio is messed up also. Any ...
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How do I open Youtube content in an app instead of my browser, while clicking on a link?
Now when I follow a link in my browser to Youtube, it opens in a new page of my browser, in my case Firefox.
I would have liked that it provokes the launch of another app, for example Minitube, VLC ...
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Why does video tear on a Radeon Mobility 7500?
I have an IBM Thinkpad T42, with a Radeon Mobility 7500 graphics chipset. On all versions of Ubuntu that I have tried (Natty, Xubuntu 11.10), playing any video(e.g a DVD in vlc) causes tearing, ...
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AVI playback terrible - Ubuntu 11.10 on a old Thinkpad T42
When playing standard definition AVI files in VLC (and other media players) on my old Thinkpad T42 in Ubuntu 11.10, the playback is terrible: it's kinda slow and choppy - borderline unwatchable. ...
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How to set VLC as default video player?
Can't seem to set VLC as the default video player. I have gone to System Settings -> System Info -> Default Applications, and changed "Video" to VLC media player.
However, all movies still open with ...
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How can I edit video tags?
I'm trying to edit the tags (title, artist, year etc) of a .mkv file with VLC Player. I open the video and select Tools > Media information (or ctrl+i). Then I do the changes I want and click in Save ...
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Video playing faster than sound in VLC Player
I've googled this issue and most of the time people have faster audio but slower video. For me it's the other way around. It doesn't matter what type of files I play.
I would be glad to put up more ...
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How To Record Compressed Video From TV Tuner Using VLC
UPDATE: The previous title for this question was "How To Specify Bitrate, Codec and Demultiplexing for VLC Video Capture or Recording."
I capture video from old TV tuner card - Pinnacle PCTV - using ...
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How to convert Windows/Mac operating systems created, MPG file to Linux compatible file?
I have one file Film.MPG. Which is 720P and 50 frames per second. When i play the file using gst-launch playbin uri=file:///tmp/final.mpg it does not work. But it works with Mplayer/VLC. I noticed ...
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VLC HD bad playback
I'm getting unsmooth and unsynced vertical playback placback with VLC. My hardware is certainly capable of running 1080p. It's watchable but not as good as on windows with media player classic and the ...
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How to host a video conference with VLVC?
I just found out that you can use VLC and VLVC to hold video conferences between 2-10 people, and that sounds amazing, hopefully removing the heavy lean on Skype.
Can anyone tell me how to set up ...
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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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How do I make VLC handle videos in Firefox instead of Totem?
Some websites that use Windows Media does not work when using Totem as a player, but people have told me that replacing Totem with VLC in Firefox can sometimes make things work. So the question ...
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How can I play .bin file with VLC?
For two days I have tried to get vlc play this .bin file. I played it fine in windows xp using vlc. So I decided to install same vlc thats on my xp partition and it plays through Wine the file no ...
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How can I play videos in a framebuffer?
If I don't want to install a GUI, just install a minimal Ubuntu amd64.
Ok, but: I heard that I can still run e.g.: Firefox in a "framebuffer" (?), so I'm asking, that how can I run e.g.: a VLC media ...
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Black screen when playing a movie in VLC player, just the sound is enabled
When I move the VLC player window, I can see the video but when I stop moving it, then it gets back to black.
This happens not only in VLC but with my webcam too, when I use camorama webcam.
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How can I fix a .flv file with h264? [closed]
I have a video file which I don't remember where I got from that opens on mplayer/VLC (Linux) but does not open on VLC (Windows 7). VLC is the latest version (1.1.9) on both.
Here is the output of ...
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Playing a video logs me out [closed]
When I try to play a video in vlc, totem or banshee, it immediately logs me out. Sometimes this happens when I try to full screen the video. This seems to happen only after upgrading to ubuntu 11, and ...
