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I just installed debian,I dont know what happend exactly,all the video files which can be opend in vlc player of xp,could not be opend(played)
in the vlc player of linux.
I took it to be some installation problem and i re-installed the player, even though there is no use,seeing this i later installed the Mplayer
even that doesnot played any video files.
ofcourse i m getting the audio but there is no video
not only mkv it's the case with .flv also.how ever it is playing in smplayer but with very high brightness,and i dont find any clue to reduce the brightness
Yes vlc should play .mkv files (that is it can do that in windows) and i played some files mkv in ubuntu(vlc) i dont know what is wrong.how to install the .mkv codecs in Mplayer
In the VLC player, in the menu "Tools...Preferences...Video...", make sure that the "Enable Video" is ticked.
Also, you might have to play around with the drop-down menu for Output. The options there are something like: X11, OpenGL, etc. This is the selection area for output. Some may perform better, or in your case, not at all. X11 is a good, safe bet. And, has worked for me in the past.
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