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Old 10-17-2004, 12:53 AM   #1
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kaffeine.. sound and a blue screen


i got kaffeine installed. and it works as far as sound is concerned but ism only getting a blue screen where there should be video. ive tried mpeg and avi files, both with no luck. suggestions? thoughts?
 
Old 10-17-2004, 03:27 AM   #2
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You've to install the codecs. Personally, I've tried for days to get kaffeine to work, but without success, then I went back to mplayer and realized how great that media player actually is. I highly recommend you getting that one instead:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

Make sure to read the documentation of mplayer before doing anything, or else you will get the blue screen again . Also, compile it from source.. rpm's and mplayer don't go hand in hand...

Good luck!
 
Old 10-17-2004, 03:30 AM   #3
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check in settings, the xine parameters option. on the gui tab there's a dropdown box with a list of video drivers to use. play with those. does xine work or does it exhibit the same behavior? kaffeine is just a frontend to xine, so if xine works, kaffeine should work.
 
Old 10-17-2004, 05:05 AM   #4
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success.. however confusing.. i opened it up to mess with the parameters and i didnt change anything, but now it works.. odd

--You've to install the codecs. Personally, I've tried for days to get kaffeine to work, but without success, then I went back to mplayer and realized how great that media player actually is. I highly recommend you getting that one instead:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ --

i actually tried this earlier in the day before i went hunting for kaffeine. i couldnt find the font library it said i needed, and one other one i cannot recall right off
 
  


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