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    Problems playing videos

    Hi.

    I am having issues playing videos of TV shows I download. They are usually XVID, AVI files. The audio plays fine, but the video is just a blue screen.

    I have the restricted exrtras codecs installed, but I am still not getting video. Kaffeine, VLC, or XINE player, all do the same thing.

    What can I do?

    Thanks.


    #2
    Re: Problems playing videos

    Are you able to play commercial DVDs at all?
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Re: Problems playing videos

      I will try one and let you know.

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        #4
        Re: Problems playing videos

        Just tried a DVD, and it was the same thing. Audio plays fine, and video shows a blue screen.

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          #5
          Re: Problems playing videos

          Then follow my HOWTO: Get commercial DVD playback in Kaffeine and report back.
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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            #6
            Re: Problems playing videos

            Still only audio with blue screen video.

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              #7
              Re: Problems playing videos

              funny thing is, if I use tovid to make a DVD, they play just fine in my stand alone DVD player, and my PS3.

              So it is not like my system thinks there is no video there.

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                #8
                Re: Problems playing videos

                What are your PC specs, including video card/chip?
                Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                  #9
                  Re: Problems playing videos

                  Asus M2N-E
                  AMD X2 3800+
                  ATI x850XT-PE
                  4gb (4 x 1gb) DDR2 ram
                  100GB SATA HDD
                  Soundblaster something or other, lol

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                    #10
                    Re: Problems playing videos

                    Originally posted by gutty96

                    if I use tovid to make a DVD

                    Hold the phone! You've got tovid working? Tell more -- how did you do it?

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                      #11
                      Re: Problems playing videos

                      Originally posted by dibl
                      Originally posted by gutty96

                      if I use tovid to make a DVD

                      Hold the phone! You've got tovid working? Tell more -- how did you do it?
                      I don't do anything special. Launch the program, add a menu, add the videos I want in the menu, start encoding. Encoding with take some time. Usually a couple hours. Then, burn to disc. tovid handles the whole thing start to finish.

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                        #12
                        Re: Problems playing videos

                        And tovid is in the standard repositories?

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                          #13
                          Re: Problems playing videos

                          See tovid | Linux App Finder Scroll down a bit and you'll see the section Available deb Repositories (how-to add a respository)

                          Ubuntu Hardy and Intrepid, 32- and 64-bit .deb packages.
                          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                            #14
                            Re: Problems playing videos

                            Cool -- thanks!

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                              #15
                              Re: Problems playing videos

                              Still no ideas why I can't get video playback? Only audio?

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