Questions tagged [video]
Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu. For questions about video cards, use "graphics".
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Ubuntu 23.04 - Won't wake from suspend
Recently updated from 22.10 to 23.04, now struggling to wake up laptop when waking from suspend on a Dell Precision M4800 with Nvidia graphics. The power button and the volume buttons light up solid ...
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VLC media player is not opening
I have downloaded VLC from Snap but its not opening after double clicking and I deleted it and reinstalled it from Ubuntu app store but still, i am not able to open it pls help me
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How to fix the quality of MP4 videos on ubuntu
so I have gnome-restricted-extras but just look at this
How can I fix this
I know I can use vlc but why is this happening is there any solution to it?
I have latest ubuntu version updated
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MPV | configure shortcut to play next video file in a folder
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Hey there! A friend advertised mpv to me as the holy grail of media players, so I installed it, and I was wondering how to set a custom shortcut for going to the next file in a ...
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How can I get 8K H265 MP4 files to play better on VLC?
My Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra records videos in 8K (24 fps), and I'd like to be able to play those videos in VLC using Ubuntu 22.04. 4K videos play OK, but the 8K ones are very choppy and distorted. Is ...
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Edit video metadata on Ubuntu?
I've been trying to edit metadata of some mp4 files, and been unable to do it on Ubuntu. I'm specifically looking to edit the 'rating' of the video. On windows, I can right click > properties > ...
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What is the right parameter for ffmpeg to record audio+video simultaneously?
I have been searching the internet on how to record a streaming playback with video and audio. I found this recipe:
ffmpeg -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 25 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -f pulse -ac 2 -i ...
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How can I convert my webm screencast to mp4?
Gnome has a built-in screencast tool using ctrl plus shift plus alt plus R. It's a great tool with consistent quality video output!
But, I need the output in mp4. I have tried this: ffmpeg -i ...
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getting black screen while trying to record dockerized lxde using ffmpeg
I have created a docker image that has LXDE and TightVNCServer.
# Pull base image.
FROM ubuntu
# Install LXDE and VNC server.
RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get install -y xvfb
RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=...
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Bluetooth device mutes itself as well as my browser while playing a video (REGULARLY)
Do you know what can cause this?
System sounds are working, I can play audio except in the browser which I just used with a JBL GO 2 to listen to a video. (Now, trying playing the same online content ...
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Olive version 0.1 does play sound for first 10-20s in a video
When I import an OBS or Kazam video to Olive version 0.1, the video's first 10 to 20 seconds do not have sound. How do I make Olive recognise that the video does have sound?
I want to use Olive 0.1, ...
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Logitech C920 on Ubuntu, I can't save any settings [duplicate]
I don't know whats faulty, camera model or Linux video drivers in general. It's impossible to tune camera and save those settings. They get reset on boot, USB connect/disconnect, select/deselect in ...
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Can I quickly shift audio and video tracks on a video file?
I have a handful of videos where the audio track is a few seconds off. So the lips move and then the words come out. I am hoping there’s a way (maybe even on the command line, as my computer is really ...
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mouse and keyboard issue with 22.10 after update/upgrade
i've been running 22.10 on a rog zephyrus m16 since October with very little issues to speak of save for some audio weirdness here and there.
yesterday i did an update/upgrade.... and suddenly my ...
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Trying to install a video card but I have no video so I dont understand how to use additional drivers
I installed a GTX 970, but I have no video so I can't see. I guess I could SSH into my machine, but I do not know how to use the "Additional Drivers" while logged in on ssh?
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How do I fix VLC sound stuttering after pause/resume?
On most (maybe all) videos, when played with VLC, pause and resume works fine as long it is only a second or two. When I pause the video for longer, after unpausing, the video plays fine but the audio ...
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Purple Screen with Ubuntu 20
I am trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 onto rack Workstations at work, and whenever I finish the install using CD I get a purple screen with these black lines running through them (as shown in the nice ...
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Video freezing every 3 minutes on Ubuntu 22.04 on Acer R11 Chromebook
Converted Acer R11 Chromebox to Ubuntu 22.04 using mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript UEFI firmware replacement.
Everything works fine except any video player (firefox, vlc) freezes video about every 3 ...
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Blank boot screen: Potential gdm3 package issue
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on an offline machine. Recently the display port video output has stopped working and it just shows a blank screen with a flashing underscore in the top left corner. I can ...
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All video calls have latency
I have Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS on core i7, 32GB RAM, GeForce RTX2080Ti machine and all video calls are terrible - I am not able to have a video call with Slack, Google Meet or Zoom. I am able to attend the ...
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No kernel modules showing in /lib/modules in WSL
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.5 under Windows 11 using WSL2 and trying to resolve (and educate myself) about a problem to do with the display kernel modules (which I understand to be the Linux equivalent ...
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Unable to play DVDs on Ubuntu 22
How do you watch movie DVDs on Ubuntu 22?
When I install a commercial movie DVD into my player, nothing happens.
I've install Xine and VLC, and run through all the guides (mostly outdated ones like ...
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Displayport Not Working Ubuntu 22.04/Intel HD 4000
I am trying to connect my second monitor through DisplayPort. My first monitor is connected to HDMI port. The DisplayPort is not detected. I am new to Ubuntu.
The drivers installed.
lspci -k | grep -...
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Kdenlive 22.08.3 Stabilize menu item missing
I am running Kdenlive 22.08.3 on my Ubuntu 22.04.1 desktop. I have a video clip which I want to stabilize. When selecting this clip I should get a "Stabilize" menu item in the menu Clip ->...
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Pi=4 lost all video output after recent Ubuntu maintenance on 22.04.1
Last night ( 8 February 2023) I applied the latest Ubuntu 22.04.1LTS OS patches to both my Raspberry Pi-4's using the normal apt utility. Upon successful application of the patches and reboot - both ...
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Calculate video total video length and output as total with respective folder
I'm working with some videos and I want to measure the total length of videos each folder contains and output it with the respective folder. Current structure is like this.
.
└── Parent folder/
├──...
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Stripping a pptx presentation from videos in LibreOffice Impress
I have a .pptx presentation I am editing in LibreOffice Impress. The presentation contains videos. This works fine, but the size of the presentation is quite large because of the videos (177M), which ...
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Avi video will not display properly with either the Videos program or with matlab's VideoReader, but it displays perfectly fine in vlc
I am trying to load up some videos (avi files) into matlab to analyze them a bit; I recorded them using myCam 1.1 on Windows 7. I would like to analyze them on my linux computer; however, when I use ...
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Loud beep sound in Acer c731 Chromebook (RELM) while playing video: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: error
I was watching a video online, and suddenly my computer started playing a high frequency noise. The video did not pause, but the sound of the video was not audible at all. The sound stopped a while ...
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In terminal I get a ">" symbol when I try to copy a large video screen capture to my external SSD
I use Lubuntu 22.04 LTS on a laptop (ext4) and I have an external 1TB Samsung T7 SSD-drive attached to it, also formatted in ext4.
I did record a video screen capture which resulted in a 4.3 GB .mkv ...
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Ubuntu 22.04, After Update, Audio and Video Devices Don't Work
After a recent update, Ubuntu gives me USB errors on startup and won't recognize my Logitech C270 USB webcam, Logitech H570e USB headset, or AMD Family 17h stereo speakers connected to the audio line ...
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Viber video trouble in Ubuntu 22.04
I have updated my Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 and I realize that my Viber has a little bug. When I try to view some video in group or chat it looks like transparent. See the screenshot.
Ubuntu-restricted-...
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How to have more even (normalized) sound when watching movies on Ubuntu 22.04?
I've heard that there are better solutions out there these days than this one from 2018: Uneven sound levels on movies - partial fix I found.
I'd like a solution that allows me to let go of the volume ...
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how to select next best quality if specified quality is not available yt-dlp
i am trying to download a video using yt-dlp and i already specified the quality i want. What i want to know is if it is possible to make yt-dlp proceed to download next best quality if specified ...
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Bad video and audio performance in all media players
I am having trouble playing any video files on my desktop computer running Pop!_OS.
I have managed to get VLC to play audio at the correct time, but the video is delayed. YouTube videos start but ...
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VLC not working when displaying to Chromecast
since a few days, I can't display using VLC any video to Chromecast.
I have Ubunu 22.04 and VLC 3.0.18.
I open my video with VLC, I change the renderer to my chromacast device and the video simply ...
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vlc does not display via vlc-wrapper but cvlc works after 22.10 upgrade
After upgrading from 22.04 to 22.10, vlc-wrapper no longer displays dvd video content (sound works). However, and oddly enough, running cvlc works.
I am under x11 rather than wayland because of ...
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Videos not playing properly after recent update in November 2024
In September, installed Ubuntu 22.04LTS on my new ASUS laptop without hiccups. Two weeks ago, after yet another update to the software, SOME but not all videos show up as rubbish (see image). The same ...
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Convert MKV to audio only in Linux
I am trying to convert a video (recorded with OBS) from MKV to audio only (e.g. MP3 or OGG)
in k(Ubuntu).
I tried this command first :
ffmpeg -i myVideo.mkv -acodec libvorbis output.ogg
the result ...
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Using a DSLR camera as a webcam to stream on OBS
I've recently changed from Windows to Ubuntu and I'm trying to get my DSLR camera (Canon Rebel T3) to function as a webcam so I can make those cool videos about old racing games and its cars (remember ...
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Video playback issues after the latest Chrome 108.0.5359.94 update
After the latest Chrome 108.0.5359.94 update, some videos look like the image below during playback whereas some other videos play fine. In Chrome 107 all videos were playing fine.
I am using Xubuntu ...
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problem with usb-c on ubuntu 22.04
Notebook - HP HP ProBook 430 G7
Graphics - Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
OS - Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
inxi -G
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
Device-...
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Microfreezes every 10 seconds Ubuntu 22.04.2 Wayland
System:
Ubuntu 22.04.2
Kernel 5.19.0-32-generic
Session Wayland
Laptop:
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s AMD Gen 1 (Laptop is certified with Ubuntu)
Uptime at moment when the problem found:
16:47:28 up 2 days, ...
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Convert .MOV video file from Iphone to playable .mp4 file
I record some video form my Iphone and I get .MOV files using vcodec hevc.
As is, it's unplayable and unusable on editing soft.
So I tried to convert it to .mp4 file using ffmpeg comand:
ffmpeg -i ...
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Screen recorder now only records 1-2s of motion, rest is static, in Ubuntu 22.04.1LTS
The built-in screen recorder used to be solid! But at some point over the last few months it's become really unreliable; I don't know what changed.
I'm on Wayland, which is singularly responsible for ...
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ffmpeg convert list of NV12 files to video
I have folder of YUV files in NV12 format and I want to make them into a video. I cannot glob them as they are not numbered in a good way with leading zeros. Practically I cannot change it. But I have ...
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Can't watch any mp4 file or any streaming video (like youtube) after upgrading ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10 : failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so
Hello,
I've just upgraded Ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10. Everything seems to work great except Firefox,mplayer and I suppose any other mp4 player which belongs to some library or component that hasn't been ...
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Unable to arrange monitors on top of each-other for 6 monitor setup in Ubuntu 22.04
I have a 6 monitor setup with Ubuntu 22.04. I finally got ubuntu to even recognize them by installing the NVIDIA Quadro P620 drivers manually from the website via this method shown below. Before ...
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Converting dif Video to mp4
I've been able to recover an old family video from a broken disc. Unfortunately I was only able to recover a dif video w/ 1.3gb.
Does anybody know a way of converting this - to me unknown - format to ...
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Laggy youtube videos
I have problem with youtube videos. I am using lubuntu 22.04. My specs of laptop are
CPU: amd e350 dual core 1.60 GHZ
Graphics: Ati radeon hd 6310
RAM: 6gb
Everyting other works fluently, surfing on ...