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Re: [SLE] avi file
- From: Danny Sauer <suse-linux-e.suselists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 16:49:50 -0600
- Message-id: <20041103224950.GH29415@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Jake wrote regarding '[SLE] avi file' on Wed, Nov 03 at 16:41:
> I can't seem to get xine to play the avi files which my Canon SD200 produces.
> Format not recognised. Xine will play most everything else I throw at it
> (courtesy of packman of course); is the camera producing a special type of
> avi file? Any pointers -- please don't tell me to use mplayer -- gratefully
> accepted,
They're motion-jpeg files, AKA mjpeg. All of the tutorials online say
to use mencoder to change them to other, more accessible formats. :)
--Danny
> I can't seem to get xine to play the avi files which my Canon SD200 produces.
> Format not recognised. Xine will play most everything else I throw at it
> (courtesy of packman of course); is the camera producing a special type of
> avi file? Any pointers -- please don't tell me to use mplayer -- gratefully
> accepted,
They're motion-jpeg files, AKA mjpeg. All of the tutorials online say
to use mencoder to change them to other, more accessible formats. :)
--Danny
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