Questions tagged [video]
Questions related to video playback and recording in Ubuntu. For questions about video cards, use "graphics".
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Firefox Video Play Errors on Raspberry Pi4
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS on a Raspberry Pi4 with 8GB RAM and Firefox 117.0.1 installed.
I'm seeing the following errors via journalctl -f, when starting to view an OReily course video on Firefox:...
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How do I play mp4 and mkv on Parole media player?
I have Xubuntu 22.04 LTS with Parole media player preinstalled. I am able to play audio formats and AVI video format without any problem, but when I try playing mp4 or mkv it doesn't display the video ...
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No Video output Kubuntu 23.04
Just installed Kubuntu 23.04 (64 bit) on a 12 year old Polywell i7 Core 860. It has a video card with only DVI output. I have connected an external monitor (DELL) with only a HDMI input, so I use a ...
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How can I capture Sony Handycam output via USB?
I have an old Sony DCR-TRV250 NTSC handycam that works, and has USB streaming. I own a handful of old Hi8 tapes with some short family videos on them that I would like to save to my PC so that I can ...
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Glitches and freeze on Ubuntu 23.04 with AMD CPU
I've got a big problem on Ubuntu 23.04. I think could be a problem with graphic drivers, I randomly get glitches then laptop freeze and become unusable. It happen really often, about 4-5 minutes.
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Lubuntu: VLC Won't Play DVD's
I have downloaded and installed lubuntu-22.04.3-desktop-amd64 onto my old Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop, upgraded to run with 2GB RAM. This is a 64-bit machine with its original 80GB HD and is working ...
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Problems with getting untrunc to find files
I've been trying to use the tool "untrunc", installed via SNAP, and when trying to figure out the issue I found a similar post here (which did not address it). Here's the issue:
% untrunc-...
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Linphone trouble
I have a problem with Ubuntu and Linphone. I want to communicate with the TDoor Communication System (2n sip System /audio and video talk). With Windows I can and it works fine, but in Ubuntu only ...
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Messed Up Video for Quake2
I was trying to find the optimal video settings for Quake2 on my Ubuntu 20.04 laptop and messed up the video, so that I cannot change the video settings on the native screen.
Does anyone know where ...
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Black Triangle When Playing Videos
Whenever I play a video file it has a black triangle near the top left corner. It seems to be somewhat related to sound. It's not constant but seems to show up when the sound is really loud or the ...
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How do I preserve existing subtitles in a clip when using KDENLive?
I'm editing my drone videos with KDENLive 22.04.2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
I discovered by accident that my drone actually records telemetry data in the subtitles track of the videos that it produces. It's ...
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Problem with YouTube videos and audio
I recently switched from Windows to Linux. I am using Google Chrome Browser. When I play video on YouTube there is a glitch in the video like broken texture and also a problem with the audio of the ...
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How do I divide .VOB files into separate videos?
I have a SONY Handycam that uses minidiscs as storage for videos. While on the camera menu and through VLC I'm able to see all the videos I recorded if I open the entire folder and not just the files. ...
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Syncing Audio and Video Streams with FFmpeg to Resolve Timestamp Differences
I've encountered an issue with a video file where the audio and visual streams are out of sync. After some research, I've learned that this might be due to timestamp differences between the two ...
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Start video with VLC on Linux from Windows PC using ssh or Putty
I need to start videos on the Linux computer. I am not always able to access it directly. I am using Windows PC and I can ssh to that Linux PC. Do we have any way to start the video to play in VLC ...
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jammy does not reproduce 2.7K and beyond
I have a Dell Inspiron 5559 laptop with
8GB of memory
Intel® Core™ i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz × 4
HAINAN graphics (, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 2.50, 6.2.0-26-generic) / Mesa Intel ® HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2) ...
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How to loop an animated GIF file as a background of a music?
I have a GIF file which is 5 seconds long, and an mp3 which is about 3 minutes long.
I want to create a video where the GIF file will be the background animation (replayed repeatedly), and the mp3 ...
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Audio video sync issue when bluetooth audio device is connected
If I play a video on youtube or any other streaming sites after connecting bluetooth headphone to my ubuntu 22, video lags behind the audio. In other words every time video pause for 1 or 2 sec before ...
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Use an Aux line in port as a video in?
I have got a (three band) composite to aux cable, and I was wondering if I could use it to grab composite output from something like a PS2 and use my Ubuntu computer as a display for it (with audio)?
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Not able to play mp4 files [duplicate]
I am not able to play mp4 files even though I've installed ubuntu-restricted-extras, I'm getting the following error: The specified movie could not be found
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Ubuntu Version: 20.04
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August update of major Linux version in Jammy 22.04 caused complete loss of NVIDIA driver setup
August 3-4 Ubuntu offered an update. It was not at all clear going in that it was a major version change, being a jump in major Linux version from 5.19 to 6.2.
At first it booted as usual with a ...
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How to configure VM to display graphics effectively?
I have a laptop (Ryzen 5-4500/8GB/no GPU). I recently installed Ubuntu on my VirtualBox (rather standard installation, fullscreen settings applied). There is a problem with my setup; I have issues ...
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Hardware Acceleration in Firefox not working after recent update
I'm using the Firefox snap version 115.0.2 on Ubuntu 23.04 with Wayland and an Intel graphics card. Last week, I followed this article to activate hardware acceleration in Firefox and verified that it ...
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ffmpeg undefind symbol: err_set_debug_level
I am using Ubuntu 22.04. My ffmpeg has suddenly stopped working and is giving this error:
ffmpeg: symbol lookup error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpocketsphinx.so.3: undefined symbol: ...
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Kdenlive importing at wrong framerate
I am using kdenlive 23.04.2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
I seem to have changed a setting I can't find. I have several webm files that were recorded with the gnome screen recorder. When I play them in VLC, they ...
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How to fix video orientation to match properties details dimension using ffmpeg?
When I record videos with my phone while it is vertically orientated the video displays correctly in most media video players. But then I noticed that when I load the video into Blender it displays ...
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ffplay won't play videos in Documents subfolders, firejail configuration issue
I have a subfolder of ~/Documents where I want to store various videos (.mp4 files). I don't particularly want to move them to the ~/Videos folder because they contain other files which are not videos....
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System freezes when using i3 or bspwm
When I am using standard Ubuntu load - everything is fine, I can work for hours.
I first tried installing i3 to replace standard Ubuntu, but it had that weird problem that when I used it for a couple ...
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DVD cannot be read in Xubuntu Linux 22.04
There is an issue with reading DVDs in Xubuntu. I am running Xubuntu Linux 22.04 on a 2010 MacBook Pro. I am trying to play a regular DVD with encrypted copyright protection (not Blu Ray). Whenever I ...
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Firefox refuse to use GPU hardware acceleration with Nvidia GPU. How to fix?
Trying to turn on GPU acceleration in Firefox 115 snap.
Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
NVIDIA Corporation GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB]
NVIDIA Driver Version: 535.54.03
layers.acceleration.force-enabled = true
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I'm trying to set up OBS Studio on Linux Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
I'm unable to record on OBS Studio. When I try to record, I get a message: Failed to open NVENC codec: Function not implemented Please check your video drivers are up to date.
I'm running Ubuntu 22....
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Video performance on ACER Aspire One on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Lubuntu)
I'm using an ACER Aspire One with ATOM processor and 2GB RAM running Lubuntu 20.04 Focal.
I believe I should be able to play a simple video file in VLC but it is basically playing back with sound and ...
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Libre Office snap - Impress
I have Libre office snap version installed. I don't know why some videos don't play, even though they work fine in the deb version. Videos are within Libreoffice Impress presentations. Libre office ...
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system freezes when watching videos online such as youtube
when i start to watch videos online my laptop freezes and becomes unresponsive.The audio of the video can be heard as a loop. The only solution is to turn of the system using the power button. when ...
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Some snap applications no longer playing mp4 files?
Since a recent update (obviously not manual, since these are snaps), I've been having trouble playing MP4 files in Firefox and Telegram, possibly other apps as well that I haven't tested.
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Unable to open Ubuntu Software
I am new to Ubuntu and using it for my work. Now I have a problem in Ubuntu. Some time ago the Ubuntu Software showed me the updates and I updated it but since I updated it the Ubuntu Software does ...
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Help finding a video Editor for Ubuntu 22.04
I have downloaded almost everything from the list. OpenShot won't open. Neither will FlowBlade. KdenLive will open but it won't let me add any videos of any kind. Nothing works on 22.04. I am ...
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ffmpeg add watermark out of memory
we want to add watermark to video using ffmpeg. When the video is relatively large, there will be out of memory. Below is our code, how can I go about eliminating this problem.
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I need sample files for vidio-player testing
I searched for a video-player, which could be used in Laravel 8/jquery 3.6 app, supporting formats :
MOV, .MPEG-1, .MPEG-2, .MPEG4, .MP4, .MPG, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .FLV, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Plex Hardware transcode
I'm trying to set up a Plex on an Ubuntu 22.04 desktop with Intel N5105 (11th gen), 8GB ram. I cannot figure out how to activate hardware transcoding in Plex (Yes the option is ticked in Plex), 4K ...
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Transmitting video stream from device on local machine to Signal running on ssh server
(Related: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/2302/can-i-pipe-dev-video-over-ssh, Webcam works as root but not as normal user: what permissions do I need to change?)
I have a setup in which there ...
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Ubuntu hang with no video signal on Blender and Krita
I have the issue with the computer. When I use software such as Krita or Blender the system hang happens. The video signal is off but the audio could heard for some time. This situation happens with ...
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Videos won't play after upgrade from 22.10 to 23.04. Looks like a pipewire / wireplumber problem
After upgrading from 22.10 to 23.04, I started having intermittent problems with youtube videos. The audio starts fine. I'll see a few frames of video, while the audio continues. After about 15 ...
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Video playback using Totem/Gnome Videos fails because of missing "vaapipostproc" GStreamer module
I am having issues playing videos using Totem/Gnome Videos in Ubuntu 23.04. When launching with normal videos files (mkv container, h264 video, aac audio), I get an error message complaining about ...
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Can hardware accelerated video decoding be enabled for Kodi on Raspberry Pi 4?
I've been running 23.04 on a Raspberry Pi 4 (4 GB) for some time, but Kodi (20) from Debian does not seem to use hardware decoding, neither for h.264 nor h.265. I've tested with reasonable resolutions ...
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How to play iPhone *.MOV files?
How to play iPhone *.MOV files in Ubuntu 23.04?
This similar question is very old and doesn't have an answer: How to play .mov files using Ubuntu "Videos"?
I have gstreamer1.0-libav:amd64 1....
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Laptop starts heating CPU while watching youtube video
I have an acer aspire 3 laptop, with an intel celeron n4000 @1.10 GHz, 8GB RAM and mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 600 (GLK 2) with a X.Org foundation driver.
I buyed a blank ssd a month ago and installed ...
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Concatenate multiple trimmed videos FFmpeg
I am a rooky in FFmpeg and I am trying to concatenate multiple videos that must be trimmed into a new video, the command that I am trying to use is:
ffmpeg -i 00042.mp4 -ss 00:00:02 -to 00:00:03 -i ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS - AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics - Video/graphics driver
I am trying to make the graphical driver to work in the setup below, but without success.
Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics
HP 255 G8 Notebook
I know the Ubuntu version is ...
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Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi (ARM architecture) - cannot run AVCHD MTS, or mp4 movies
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 on Raspberry Pi 400 (an ARM computer).
I can connect to an Internet TV feed, or YouTube, using Firefox, and then the broadcast runs fine.
When trying to play .MTS videos (...
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