Linux codec help

Archlyn · July 18th, 2003

Alright, I've been fighting with this for days with little to no success. One of the things I love to do is view movie clips online (movie trailers etc) The problem is that there is almost no support for the three major codecs used in online video, RealMedia (.RM), Quicktime (.QT, .MOV), and Windows Media (.WMV)

I'm running Mandrake Linux 9.1 and I havenb't been able to track down any kind of player for these files.

Do they exsist, or am I S. O. L.?

RamsusX · July 18th, 2003

MPlayer should be able to play them:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

As well as DVDs, DivX, XViD, etc.

Archlyn · July 18th, 2003

Okay... I've got mplayer and the addtional codecs I need, where do I put the codecs? (Installed from an RPM, found on my mandrake CDs)

>.< you would THINK this would be in a man page or the online docs, but it's not

Gaenya · July 18th, 2003

I always put the codecs on /usr/lib/win32, but i compile from sources so i dont know if thats the path for mandrake rpm

Archlyn · July 19th, 2003

I'll try it. and lat you know how it goes. if wordt comes to wordt I can compile it myself, I guess

July 18th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	Linux codec help Alright, I've been fighting with this for days with little to no success. One of the things I love to do is view movie clips online (movie trailers etc) The problem is that there is almost no support for the three major codecs used in online video, RealMedia (.RM), Quicktime (.QT, .MOV), and Windows Media (.WMV) I'm running Mandrake Linux 9.1 and I havenb't been able to track down any kind of player for these files. Do they exsist, or am I S. O. L.? __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

July 18th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	Re: Linux codec help Okay... I've got mplayer and the addtional codecs I need, where do I put the codecs? (Installed from an RPM, found on my mandrake CDs) >.< you would THINK this would be in a man page or the online docs, but it's not __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

July 18th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Gaenya Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colombia, Medellin Posts: 102	Re: Linux codec help I always put the codecs on /usr/lib/win32, but i compile from sources so i dont know if thats the path for mandrake rpm

July 19th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	Re: Linux codec help I'll try it. and lat you know how it goes. if wordt comes to wordt I can compile it myself, I guess __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

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July 18th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
RamsusX Ramsus K Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 461	MPlayer should be able to play them: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ As well as DVDs, DivX, XViD, etc.