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Hardware Troubleshooting in Linux => Linux Video Support => Topic started by: naughty_bear on October 29, 2003, 03:49:59 PM
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could anyone paste a step ba step info ... how could i play a vedio file on ma linux box .... i got redhat 8.0 gnome desktop
thanks
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Not completely sure about Redhat 8 but look and see if you have a program called Xine. That I think is what plays video in Linux.
I'm not sure on the step by step part. Mine looks a lot like a DVD player though.
Hope that helps.
Later
:D :D :D :D
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Well to play AV file u need to have a AV player.
I prefer mplayer of linux. It is one of the best AV player in LInux. at least of me. (donno about others)
Well if you don't have mplayer then u can get it from
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/dload.html
To play a vcd from mplayer do the follwoing command at console..
mplayer -vcd 1
To play a dvdmplayer -dvd 1
Also u can play a file. (assume that i have a vdo file in /home/songs/myvdo.mpg)
mplayer /home/songs/myvdo.mpg
Mplayer has got a gui version also ... name gmplayer
Also as u understand the use of mplayer u will find that it is best.
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download mplayer and also the codecs from its site. then compile it by enabling gui. u can play files from it by giving the command
mplayer -ao(audio output) <the codec> -vo(video output) <the codec> -fs (full screen) <filename>
alternatively:
use the gui gmplayer by giving command gmplayer
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Don't forget about video lan
www.videolan.org/ :D