Totem or totem gstreamer wont decode quicktime or wmv movies!

reformedgeek · 05-24-2005, 11:04 AM

i cannot get totem to play quicktime .mov(s) or wmv files.
I've apt-get(ted)/(got?) gstreamer0.8 and the gstreamer-plugins as well as the ffmeg and faad plugins.

As soon as i click on a .mov file, totem says it's unable to decode it.
I've check the addons folder and the qt and win codecs are all there. gst-register shows the ffmpeg is there too.

any ideas?
it works ok with mplayer...

help please!!

si

ingvildr · 05-24-2005, 11:42 AM

use xine or mplayer i have never had good results with totem

reformedgeek · 05-24-2005, 11:48 AM

true.
but i preferred the ui in totem, simple and gnome-like.
unlike mplayer's gawdy blue and xine's 'i look to hi-tech'
but thanks for the info.
s

ingvildr · 05-24-2005, 11:51 AM

use gxine if u want simple gnome-ish looks

reformedgeek · 05-24-2005, 12:05 PM

good call.
it all works fine now.
so much for totem then...

jsut cant work out why it doesnt work when it did before...

anyway
thanks
si

reddazz · 05-24-2005, 12:13 PM

There is a version of totem that uses xine libs as the backend. You may want to look into that.