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Old 03-16-2010, 07:48 AM   #1
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screen flashes while playing .avi file

I am trying to play some .avi files and they open and run, but only the sound works properly. The video screen will flash about every 4-5 seconds.

I've tried Totem and Gnome MPlayer and both play these files the same.

Running Linux Mint Helena.
 
Old 03-16-2010, 07:56 AM   #2
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What about running mplayer directly from the CLI? What does that do? Any error messages?
 
Old 03-16-2010, 08:01 AM   #3
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[SOLVED] screen flashes while playing .avi file
I downloaded VLC and the files play perfectly!
 
  


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