help

lex1 · 03-19-2008, 12:56 PM

i am really having a lot of problems getting a good media player with
a lot of codecs...................any ideas?????

BrianK · 03-19-2008, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lex1

i am really having a lot of problems getting a good media player with
a lot of codecs...................any ideas?????

what distribution?

mplayer and vlc are probably your best bets. install through your distro's package manger if it has one.

next time, use a better subject.

pljvaldez · 03-19-2008, 01:04 PM

You usually need to install the codecs separately. What distro are you using?

Ghodmode · 03-20-2008, 02:16 AM

I have had great success on Kubuntu Gutsy (7.10) with Kaffeine after adding the Medibuntu repository and installing useful-looking packages after searching for "codec" in Synaptic Package Manager.

References:
Medibuntu
Kaffeine - KDE Media Player
Synaptic Package Manager

zeeshanhayat · 03-20-2008, 03:43 AM

mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu ) is the best bet..

H_TeXMeX_H · 03-20-2008, 08:53 AM

If you install the 'all' codecs, mplayer will play pretty much every movie out there. I haven't found one that does not play, unless it is broken.