Linux Video Player

Smartweb · 12-29-03, 03:36 PM

Is there a video player I can use in Linux that plays *.mov files?

fiji · 12-29-03, 04:09 PM

i believe mplayer does

Smartweb · 12-29-03, 04:20 PM

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Originally posted by fiji
i believe mplayer does

What's mplayer?

rogerdugans · 12-29-03, 04:23 PM

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Originally posted by Smartweb

What's mplayer?

Linux movie player.

Sorry, couldn't help myself!

mplayer does the job pretty well- occasionally stuff encoded with the newest formats (quicktime or windows media) don't work or not quite right, but for the most part it does very well.

mplayer runs on the command line, gmplayer is the same thing only with a gui panel for controls just like any other popular win/mac player.

Smartweb · 12-29-03, 04:28 PM

I can't see any mplayer or anything anywhere. Does it come packaged with Red Hat 9?

Arkaine23 · 12-29-03, 04:30 PM

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html

ookabooka · 12-29-03, 05:37 PM

Mplayer is by far the best video player in linux, the only close competition is xine. I use mplayer for everything, dvd's, divix, mpegs. It plays everything beautifully and performs spectacularly where others fail (seeking is pretty much perfect on mplayer, some others have horrible implementations).

SickBoy · 12-29-03, 11:59 PM

I use Xine for DVD's and mplayer for most everything else. Works nice.

Smartweb · 01-27-04, 05:06 PM

I'm having problems installing mplayer. It says I need a file libdha.so.0.1. Where can I find this file?

Arkaine23 · 01-27-04, 05:18 PM

Welcome to redhat and the Redhat Package Manager! You will have to hunt for any libraries and other assorted miscellanea that are required yourself. Probably google is your best bet to find any dependencies you need.

nil_esh · 01-29-04, 09:05 AM

I've been using Totem lately and it plays just about anything I throw at it.

http://www.hadess.net/totem.php3

Roof Jumper · 01-29-04, 11:16 AM

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Welcome to redhat and the Redhat Package Manager! You will have to hunt for any libraries and other assorted miscellanea that are required yourself. Probably google is your best bet to find any dependencies you need.

I love Gentoo's portage system, makes installing programs ALOT easier, I wonder when Redhat will come out with a similar system.

bizhar · 01-29-04, 11:25 AM

Try this link, http://kaffeine.sourceforge.net/ you will need the xine libs but works great. Plays streaming windows media, most windows stuff, haven't tried it on all yet, simple gui, in a nutshell it works. BTW its still in development like all linux stuff.

I have used mplayer and still do but the install can be a pain sometimes. Maybe its just me.

wired14 · 05-16-04, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by ookabooka
Mplayer is by far the best video player in linux, the only close competition is xine. I use mplayer for everything, dvd's, divix, mpegs. It plays everything beautifully and performs spectacularly where others fail (seeking is pretty much perfect on mplayer, some others have horrible implementations).

how do you make mplayer to play a movie in full screen view? I select the full screen option but all it does it to open in full view the bacround but the movie stills shows in small size

Smartweb · 05-16-04, 10:55 AM

I'm having lots of problems with mplayer. I got it installed, but on some movies it only plays audio, on some video, and on some, neither. I have yet to find a video that plays perfectly in it. I tried installing codec's but it didn't help.

wired14 · 05-16-04, 11:09 AM

ON the other hand, xine has a bug . It shuts off by itself when i place the cursor over the control buttons!

12-29-03, 03:36 PM	Thread Starter #1
Smartweb Member Join Date: Sep 2003	Linux Video Player Is there a video player I can use in Linux that plays *.mov files?
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fiji Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berlin	i believe mplayer does __________________ ---AthlonIIx4 4GBDDR3 NV9800GT--- running Win7x64
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Smartweb Member Join Date: Sep 2003	I can't see any mplayer or anything anywhere. Does it come packaged with Red Hat 9?
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ookabooka Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: root@ localhost.localdomain	Mplayer is by far the best video player in linux, the only close competition is xine. I use mplayer for everything, dvd's, divix, mpegs. It plays everything beautifully and performs spectacularly where others fail (seeking is pretty much perfect on mplayer, some others have horrible implementations). __________________ Linux motto: "Linux-give yourself a hard time " Microsoft motto: "Windows-You pay us, and give yourself a hard time " Obviously Linux > Windows From root (/) : mount -t proc proc proc "Listen to me boy, I've made a living out of being a failure, and you sir are not a failure!" -Mantis, Disney's A Bugs Life One minute he's washing grapes, the next minute he's eating them. . . I guess that's logical.
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SickBoy Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN	I use Xine for DVD's and mplayer for most everything else. Works nice. __________________ Used to be awesome Heatware
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01-27-04, 05:06 PM	Thread Starter #9
Smartweb Member Join Date: Sep 2003	I'm having problems installing mplayer. It says I need a file libdha.so.0.1. Where can I find this file?
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Arkaine23 Captain Random Senior Evil Genius Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Woodlands, Tx	Welcome to redhat and the Redhat Package Manager! You will have to hunt for any libraries and other assorted miscellanea that are required yourself. Probably google is your best bet to find any dependencies you need. __________________ Folding.for.team.32.as.OC3d! i5 3570 @ 4.5 \| 8GB \| SSD \| 5-disk Raid 0 \| 660 Ti +154 other/slower clients folding
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01-29-04, 09:05 AM	#11
nil_esh Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa, FL	I've been using Totem lately and it plays just about anything I throw at it. http://www.hadess.net/totem.php3
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01-29-04, 11:25 AM	#13
bizhar Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina	Suprised I didn't see this one. Try this link, http://kaffeine.sourceforge.net/ you will need the xine libs but works great. Plays streaming windows media, most windows stuff, haven't tried it on all yet, simple gui, in a nutshell it works. BTW its still in development like all linux stuff. I have used mplayer and still do but the install can be a pain sometimes. Maybe its just me. __________________ Folding for TEAM 32: bizhar
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05-16-04, 10:55 AM	Thread Starter #15
Smartweb Member Join Date: Sep 2003	I'm having lots of problems with mplayer. I got it installed, but on some movies it only plays audio, on some video, and on some, neither. I have yet to find a video that plays perfectly in it. I tried installing codec's but it didn't help.
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05-16-04, 11:09 AM	#16
wired14 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rockville, MD & Athens, Greece	ON the other hand, xine has a bug . It shuts off by itself when i place the cursor over the control buttons!
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