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03-14-2014, 01:51 PM
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Registered: Jan 2014
Location: central Ohio
Distribution: BionicPup 8 & LM 19.1X
Posts: 320
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Video playback
Hello:
I was trying to install this package [ sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update ] and got this... [reading package list-building dependency tree-reading state information E: unable to locate package medibuntu-keyring ]. Need to know what I did wrong or if I need to add/deplete another operation? I'm TRYING to get 'Movieplayer" to play encrypted video download- VLC won't play it either (BDRip XviD). Is this, possibly a HD coding? Don't want/need HD nor Blu-ray. What video encryption(s) should I be seeking?
THANK YOU:
Rick
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03-14-2014, 03:08 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: Germany
Distribution: Whatever fits the task best
Posts: 17,148
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The Medibuntu repository has been shut down and can not be used anymore.
Unless we know more about the encoding of the file you are trying to play we are not able to give recommendations which player to use.
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03-15-2014, 11:03 AM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2014
Location: central Ohio
Distribution: BionicPup 8 & LM 19.1X
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Hey TobiSGD:
Yes, I am aware the medibuntu repo is defunct. This was in a "command" I was trying to use to get playback of an encrypted video. OK, overall, I believe the code I need is for BDRip XviD (and there are variations such as alliance-amiable-avahi, ..etc.).
Here is a readout of "lsb_release -a; uname -a"
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux rick-HP-2000-Notebook-PC 3.8.0-37-generic #53~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 19 21:37:54 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I hope this is useful info! (?) I am going to try Mplayer once more. I just installed an "updated" version(?). Will post results soon.
THANX:
RICK
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03-15-2014, 12:02 PM
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Member
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Location: central Ohio
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Hey All:
Still, NO GO!!! I'll keep looking for a soultion, meanwhile, anybody got any ideas?
Appreciate It:
RICK
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03-15-2014, 04:20 PM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2014
Location: central Ohio
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Everyone:
When, after installing updates to mplayer, I tried to play a 1080p XviD-ALLIANCE, the player/movie showed this message "movie created by windows media and suggests you use Windows Media Player" ??? Well, now what?
Rick
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03-15-2014, 04:29 PM
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MX Linux
Registered: Dec 2013
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if its an encrypted download, it is likely that your linux distribution does not support the encryption used, and it is likely that none of them do if its a propreitary encryption scheme, like the old plays-for-sure in the windows world or the itunes encryption schemes.
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03-16-2014, 03:44 PM
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Dolphin Oracle:
Ah...I see. Thus it saying I must use "Windows Media Player". OK, next...is there a program that will allow download/use of the Windows Media Player within Linux. I've looked in the U.S.C. and am not sure I saw one!
THANX:
RICK
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03-16-2014, 09:03 PM
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LQ Muse
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: A2 area Mi.
Posts: 17,673
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try using Windows7 and MS's own media player
there is a good chance that windows media player will need to download a "special" codec
mplayer ( well i use the QT front-end SMplayer ) with the 2011 ALL codec package
normally works for most things
there is an odd type of WMV that just will NOT play , every now and then i come across one of those .
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03-17-2014, 01:52 PM
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Member
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Location: central Ohio
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DVD playback
John VV:
Good to hear form you again. OK, I've thought about that, so my next question would be; Where do I get WMP that works within Linux. Did not find such a program in Ubuntu Software Center.(or didn't recognize it if I did see it).
THANX:
RICK
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03-17-2014, 02:22 PM
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LQ Muse
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: A2 area Mi.
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A guess but "media player classic" might run in wine
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpc-hc/
but if the video is encrypted
you will likely need a codec from the people that encrypted it
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03-18-2014, 02:19 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2011
Location: Brisneyland
Distribution: Debian, aptosid
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 69Rixter
I was trying to install this package [ sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update ] and got this... [reading package list-building dependency tree-reading state information E: unable to locate package medibuntu-keyring ]. Need to know what I did wrong or if I need to add/deplete another operation?
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Medibuntu has now been shut down, the packages were either obsolete, unnecessary or moved to the official Ubuntu archive.
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
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Originally Posted by 69Rixter
Yes, I am aware the medibuntu repo is defunct. This was in a "command" I was trying to use to get playback of an encrypted video.
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Well, it was silly to ask 'what I did wrong' then wasnt it?
Do not follow random commands from obsolete online guides.
69Rixter- its a good idea to list the distro/version you are using.
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Originally Posted by 69Rixter
I'm TRYING to get 'Movieplayer" to play encrypted video download- VLC won't play it either (BDRip XviD). Is this, possibly a HD coding? Don't want/need HD nor Blu-ray. What video encryption(s) should I be seeking?
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If its an .avi Xvid, the issue isnt 'HD', its (probably) 'DRM'.
If its a legit d/l, it can sometimes be possible to break DRM, but posting info on that is againt forum rules. Its could also be one of the many fake and/or dodgy in some other way video from P2P.
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Originally Posted by 69Rixter
When, after installing updates to mplayer, I tried to play a 1080p XviD-ALLIANCE, the player/movie showed this message "movie created by windows media and suggests you use Windows Media Player" ??? Well, now what?
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I've seen this message on fake and/or dodgy files a few times before.
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Originally Posted by 69Rixter
OK, overall, I believe the code I need is for BDRip XviD (and there are variations such as alliance-amiable-avahi, ..etc.).
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Those are P2P/'scene' groups.
In general they all use the same codecs, the difference between the releases is in original source (who ripped the content from what/where) and size/format differences (audio bitrate and format, video frame size and format, overall size in MB).
I wouldn't bother myself, and write any money you may have spent or bandwidth wasted on this file down to experience.
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