Alan Pope wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:27:19AM +0000, Jim Kissel wrote:
>> Is it just me and my setup/configuration that is having problems getting
>> sound out of the WMV format files? I'm running Ubuntu EE and Totem-xine
>> with the latest w32codecs, but both the small and large WMV files from
>> Tony Whitmore's talk on Ubuntu fail to produce and sound. I've no
>> problem with the OGG files, and DVD's and CD's play ok on my machine.
>>
>
> Of course the first question is "why?". Why try and play the videos that are specifically designed
> for non-Linux platforms when the Linux native ones work?
Of course your correct in regard to the HantsLug. There are the other
formats, so there is no need to use a close/non-Linux
platform/protrietary format when I can use an open one. Unfortunately
not all media web sites offer alternatives to WMV/MP4.
I guess, "because it's there", is the short answer. The long answer is I
am trying to explore all the media formats to find ways to support them
under Linux/Open Source (usually Ubuntu).
This has been a very hair-pulling experience. I've got two mini-ITX
PC's. After a day of pulling at the remaining follicles, I discovered
that the sound output of one of the mobo's was dead. Proceeding with
the other mini-ITX, I now have several formats working. WMV just happens
to be next on the list.
>
> *boggle*
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
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