[linux-help] Re: Trying to find a decent video player for Red Hat Linux

[james <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 08 August 2002 09:26, you wrote:
> Hi guys,
>       After downloading a 1.5 gig file for Linux (Free Software Awards), I
> tried two movie players and they don't work.  I tried Xine, and it
> crashes after halfway through the awards.  GTV doesn't play at all, just
> makes a bunch of noise and locks up X.  It's something like
> fsf2002.vob.mpeg.  Don't tell me to use Windows, because for one thing I
> have Windows and two, I already tried it.  :)
> Anyway, looking for a good video play because Xine has bugs.
>
> Patrick
>

mplayer

plays almost all formats (2 common ones that aren't supported are sorenson v3 
(no support) and real (some support, RTFM on that)
has no trouble with any avi, mpeg I have found. (even some rather broken 
ones) (on x86, smaller set on non-x86, but runs well on arm and alpha)

oh, yeah, and it works on the Sharp Zaurus. mini-mini-howto for that can be 
found at http://kirk.math.twsu.edu/family/james/mplayer.html. 

If you have broken sound or not-so great X, RTFM or as the mplayer-users list 
puts it "[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read 
DOCS/bugreports.html]" bit more difficult than some players, as you pretty 
much have to compile it from source (in this case a very good thing, as it 
does some optimization at compile time)

James L.

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