Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu. For questions about video cards, use "graphics".
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All applications blink white for a couple minutes then back to normal
This is really annoying and I can't find cause or solution.
Problem:
All applications blink white for a couple o minutes and then it stops. By applications I mean everything except the mouse cursor, ...
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How do I download a YouTube video?
For a school project I need to download three youtube videos and save them to a CD. I am running Ubuntu 10.10; can anybody provide instructions on how to do this? I'm fairly new to Ubuntu so the more ...
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Video tearing on flash fullscreen
I had some trouble with video tearing (using Nvidia GeForce 560Ti, with 310.44 nvidia driver), but could solve it by setting refresh rate from 50 to 120 in compiz settings manager -> composite.
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How to make a video for Youtube on Linux?
In many Youtube videos there is a guy talking something to his laptop and recording a movie with his laptop built-in camera and a microphone. My questions are:
1) What program do you recommend to ...
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video/audio output via HDMI Ubuntu 12.04
I've been out of the Ubuntu loop for quite a while now and have a completely new laptop now. Just installed Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and would like to output my video and my audio via HDMI to my ...
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Minitube for Ubuntu 12.04 is outdated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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Is there any way to disable the auto exposure option on my camera?
Is there any way to disable the auto exposure option in my video capturing software? I use Ubuntu 12.04 now, but tried 12.10 and 13.04 as well and had the same issue. As soon as it gets darker my ...
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Tiny lags/freezes on video playback on 13.04
After installing Ubuntu 13.04 (Or actually Ubuntu-Gnome) - i'm experiencing tiny tiny lags on video playback - the picture stands still in mayby 0.2 of i a second mayby every 10th second, and it gets ...
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Dual monitor Youtube full screen help
I have a dual monitor set up. The monitor to my left i use mainly for chat and sometimes tutorial pages. When im at youtube for instance and i want clik full screen the full screen automatically goes ...
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Adding a watermark to MTS video file using avconv
I'm following the steps mentioned here to add a watermark to my videos but there are 2 issues :
It doesn't seem to recognize MTS format as input. Does avconv need any additional libraries to read ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 HDMI broken
I recently upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and ever since the upgrade the audio from my HDMI has not been working. It doesn't show up in the sound options as it did in 12.10 and it doesn't show up when ...
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How to create a screencast?
How can I create a screencast on Ubuntu? What applications are available?
The app I'm looking for has ideally all of these features:
Can record in a format that can be played back easily on any ...
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Problem setting monitors to native resolution with Dell laptop (Ubuntu 13.04)
I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Dell D631 laptop. I was using Windows 7 previously which coped perfectly with my set up. I dock it all the time in a docking station so that I can use two Dell ...
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Screen going blank after grub launches kernel
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 to a pair of Inwin BL Series machines with AMD A4 series CPUs and an Asus motherboard (Asus F1A55-M/CSM, Micro ATX, Socket FM-1).
Install was smooth, but when the machine ...
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Glitch in video taken by gtk-recordmydesktop
Using gtk-recordmydesktop, I took this video that doesn't have any issue at its beginning (here I'm only focusing on a few seconds from the point both links start at). gtk-recordmydesktop yields .ogv ...
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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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Programs to download subtitles for videos
I have many movies without subtitles, is there a program to find the right subtitles for them?
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How to set duration for avconv?
I'm trying to cut a portion from an mp4 video with avconv, but it doesn't seem to care about the -t param.
My command line is
avconv -t 10 -i GOPR0001.MP4 cut.MP4
This will process the whole ...
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best video converter
I need a good video converter software that can convert many video formats from one ot the other. On Windows I found Format Factory to be good. I would like its equivalent or something better on ...
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Video playing is slow on 12.04
I started using Ubuntu a very short time ago, and it was working perfectly! I upgraded to 12.04 yesterday, and today I realize that everything is running slow. For example, video streaming online, ...
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Can't install 12.04 with S3 Savage
I can't install 12.04.2 from CD because the video is corrupt. I have an S3 pro Savage4 video card and a LCD display. After booting, the top half of the screen sort of appears but is really unreadable. ...
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Video glitch NVIDIA (card: unknown)
I have an ASUS desktop PC which is giving me an annoying video glitch
If I check card model with lspci I get:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0de5 (rev a1)
Apparently my ...
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V4L2 change default setting?
I can successfully change the value of the setting I want with v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=exposure_auto_priority=1 but I want to know how to make that the default setting, the default is 0, which leaves my ...
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FFMPEG error : libx264 must be installed and version must be >= 0.118
I am trying to use libx264 decoder with FFMPEG, for which I have installed libx264 library on my ubuntu 12.04 LTS as described on this
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FLV Metadata Editor GUI
Are there any programs for Ubuntu 13.04 that allow the user to edit the metadata of FLV videos? I would prefer a graphical user interface. Command-lines are fine if that is all that exists.
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How can I extract audio from MP4 or FLV video files?
Is there an application that allows me to extract the audio from a MP4 or FLV video file and store it as an MP3 file for use in a portable media player?
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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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Why the installation fails for this package? it says linux-headers not found but it is there
This package is failing to get installed, but the linux-headers are installed.
root@sun-Alienware-X51:/var/tmp# uname -a
Linux sun-Alienware-X51 3.5.0-28-generic #48~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 24 ...
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VLC does not play video. [duplicate]
Ok I know this might sound silly but...how the heck do you get vlc to play a movie I ear the sound but I have a black sreen is there any other media player like Kmplayer or Gump I am at my withs end ...
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Dual monitor freeze after login after 13.04 upgrade
I just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and my HDMI Video output stopped working. I've a dual monitor setup with dvi and HDMI display. Dvi works fine. Xrandr shows hdmi1 as connected. Graphic card is a ...
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Problem while installing amd driver on ubuntu 12.10 on my dell inspiron 5520
I have a dell inspiron 5520 which has switchable graphics mode with amd radeon hd 7600m.
I have recently installed ubuntu 12.10 alongside windows.
But i can't install the driver for grahics card.
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Graphic Drivers
I just started using ubuntu yesterday ,and I like it but I have several problems
First
I think I have to install graphics drivers,I installed steam and downloaded team fortress 2,but it's laggy.I ...
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Driver Asus V9570/TD/256M
Where can I download driver for ASUS V9570/TD/256M video card?
Is it already in Ubunto?
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How to apply webcam effects to other applications?
I have a webcam in my laptop.
I am user root, so I can do anything.
The webcam works fine, everything worked out of the box.
I can access it from Cheese and apply effects.
I can also access the ...
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How can I extract audio track from video file and save it as mp3?
What is the easiest way to extract an audio track from a video file and save it as mp3 file?
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How can I quickly convert a GIF file to a video?
I have a small animation formatted as a GIF image file which I would like to convert to a video. Is that possible?
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flash video is not displayed properly with on board video and Ubuntu 13.04
after "upgrading" to 13.04 my flash video is playing, but not properly. The flash video is similar to a video screen being out of sync. The screen stays fine with the exception of the flash video. ...
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How to extract still images from VOB file
How can I extract still images (jpeg?) from a VOB video file?
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Choppy Video Playback in 13.04
I've had a tremendous amount of trouble with my Nvidia drivers and have finally settled on a version that seems to be working acceptably. Kind of. When I view a video of any kind, irrelevant of ...
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Using avconv, when remuxing to MKV, is there a way to fix packed AVI input files?
Due to compatibility bugs between Plex server and Panasonic TVs, the only way to get it to work well is remux everything to MKV, straight copy all streams (video, audio, subtitle)
Seems simple ...
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Screen tearing (very noticable during video playback) with HD3000 AND HD Radeon 6630m
I did not have this issue with Ubuntu 11.10. Well, to be clear, I did, but it was easily remedied with compiz workarounds.
I have tried both the propriety and open source ati drivers, and the intel ...
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BUG: The problem with the laptop lid closed when the monitor is connected(1 sec freezes in video) [closed]
The problem with the laptop lid closed when the monitor is connected. When i close laptop lid, secondary monitor(CRT) is turn off, but if i move mouse monitor is on(laptop monitor and secondary in ...
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Desktop PC, Two video cards, two monitors, still having problems
First of all, please keep in mind, that I'm a Linux user for a hour or two. This is my first day of migration from Windows. SO HELLO! :)
So, here's my issue. I have two graphics cards on my desktop ...
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Choppy youtube playback
Video and audio playback is choppy. In Firefox and Chrome. But in Guest Session's Firefox it plays ok. How can it be fixed?
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How can i fix my video driver?
I'm a noob to Linux software and I started getting annoyed with the fact that I couldn't suspend my system without it blacking out on me when I woke it back up.
In an effort to solve the problem, I ...
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No sound in Flash player but HTML5 player is fine
Sound on my Notebook is working fine, but when I visit Youtube and play a video using flash, the video runs fine but without sound. If I play same video with HTML5 player, sound is back.
Any ideas?
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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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Only half of screen used and mouse artifacts displayed
This may be a duplicate, but I have not found a solution as yet.
When I boot the computer, only the bottom half of the login screen is displayed on the top portion of the computer screen. Dragging the ...
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Why is my screen flickering while watching some flash videos?
I'm having an issue where on many flash videos (AMCTV's sites videos allow me to reproduce this consistantly) flicker. The bottom half of my laptop or vga monitor's screen will flash white or turn ...
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