unable to play any video in ubuntu 7.04

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  1. saurabh kakkar

    saurabh kakkar D i s t i n c t l y Ahead

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    hi
    i m unable to play any video even the Experience ubuntu.ogg either in Mpalyer and totem in my ubunut 7.04. i m able to hear sound only and that too in totem

    plz help me i have installed all the restricted packages but all in vein :(

    this is the second time that i started totem to play any video last time was when i installed ubuntu nd that time it worked like charm
     
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    bug in XV.
    use xshm
     
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    saurabh kakkar

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    what this plz elaborate
     
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    I faced a similar problem. The X-Video Driver may be corrupt. Try setting the video driver as xshm in each program you use for video playback. I got this tip from Xine's website, and it worked.
     
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    saurabh kakkar

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    I have been able to solve my Mplayer problem by using this :

    Code:
     How to fix black windows during video playback
    
        * There is a workaround to this bug by changing the video output device on your video player to x11/xshm. (Note that this will decrease the quality of the video output and requires a lot more CPU.) 
    
        * For gstreamer-dependent players (Totem, etc.): 
    
    gstreamer-properties
    Video-->Default Video Plugin: X Window System (No Xv)
    
        * For MPlayer (if installed): 
    
    Mplayer-->Right-click on the screen-->Preferences
    Video-->Available Drivers: X11 (XImage/Shm)
    
    but i m unable to solve my totem problem coz i m unable to locate
    Code:
    gstreamer-properties
    
    plz help
     
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    ^^ thanks man i found the xorg.conf but i m not able to save changes it says read only now when i try to change its preference it says u r not owner whereas i m the owner
     
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    Im not sure I understood that but are you sure you using the terminal to open the file like sudo gedit /filename ? In the above link it explains hwo to change xv to xshm using a simple command Im not sure why you are editing xorg.conf . Maybe I overlooked something. You might want to check with MetalheadGautham for further help since he had the same problem :)
     
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    sudo gedit etc/X11/xorg.conf

    or


    sudo nautilus

    this will give the file manager root prvilages.
     
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    ^^ The correct way should be
    Code:
    gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    or

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    gksudo nautilus
    sudo is *only* for console apps.
     
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    I think I misundersood but sudo works fine on gedit or at least thats what I use to edit menu.lst and xorg.conf and any other files that need to edit. or are you saying that in a semantic sense as in gksudo should be used instead of sudo since its safer? Im just confused with this sudo and gksudo I guess.
     
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    sudo sometimes sets wrong permission on some files if you run GUI apps through it..
     
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    thanks everyone for there imp reply i have partially solved my solved by this command in terminal :
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    gstreamer-properties
    
    nd then selcting no Xv as output

    now he problem is that picture appears in slow frames will try to solve this :)
     
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    Good thing I told you that XV is a trouble maker I guess...:cool:

    XSHM does have problems in speed, thats what Xine told me. But I am trying to manage with it till I upgrade to Ubuntu 7.10 OR Mint 4 OR Fedora 8 OR Xubuntu 7.10.

    Even you should concider upgrading your Distro.

    Meanwhile, I suggest you install Xine and mess around with each available driver for video and find which works best, and hopefully it will help me too. Just select the master of universe option for displaying all the settings available.


    PS: gxine Sucks:-x
     
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    Why don't you just install totem-xine and libxine1-plugins?
     
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    totem-xine also sucks. It has no advanced features. It lacks post processing. Its just too crippled to offer the functionality Xine Engine gives. There is no reason hence, to install totem-xine. Just keep your stupid gstreamer.
     
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    I too had same problem. But I was able to see the video in full screen mode.
     
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    <stares at your post and falls of the chair>
    <wakes up an hour later>

    HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
     
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    Hmm.. Isnt totem-xine the xine engine itself!
     
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    no. its just totem movie player which runs using the xine engine. So it has the exact same features as totem movie player, which btw, is very simple and only for very basic use. It does not have postprocessing, the life saver of Indians.
     
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