[opensuse] What codec is requied to make VLC work
Running VLC without success on video files. Says codec not valid on various video files. Running Tumbleweed 64-bit. Hope someone can help me with the required codec rpm. Thanks, Terry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
* Terry Eck <terry_eck@verizon.net> [01-15-17 17:34]:
Running VLC without success on video files. Says codec not valid on various video files.
Running Tumbleweed 64-bit. Hope someone can help me with the required codec rpm.
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Am Sonntag, Januar 15, 2017 23:33 CET, Terry Eck <terry_eck@verizon.net> schrieb:
Running VLC without success on video files. Says codec not valid on various video files.
Running Tumbleweed 64-bit. Hope someone can help me with the required codec rpm.
There isn't one. VLC comes with most codecs that are supported. You can try to install vlc-codec-gstreamer from https://software.opensuse.org/package/vlc-codec-gstreamer plus all the codecs that gstreamer supports. That might help but ffmpeg already comes with the most common codecs. Some Windows codecs aren't supported on Linux. Sometimes, the video is corrupt in some way and vlc can't play it. You can try "mpv", the successor of MPlayer. It can sometimes play things that vlc rejects and vice versa. Lastly, try to install the versions from the Packman repo (https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories#Packman). These versions are a bit newer than the standard ones. If everything fails, get in touch with the VLC or ffmpeg devs, they are always interested in videos that don't play. Regards, -- Aaron "Optimizer" Digulla a.k.a. Philmann Dark "It's not the universe that's limited, it's our imagination. Follow me and I'll show you something beyond the limits." http://blog.pdark.de/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2017-01-16 10:43, Aaron Digulla wrote:
Am Sonntag, Januar 15, 2017 23:33 CET, Terry Eck <> schrieb:
Running VLC without success on video files. Says codec not valid on various video files.
Running Tumbleweed 64-bit. Hope someone can help me with the required codec rpm.
There isn't one. VLC comes with most codecs that are supported.
Traditionally, not in openSUSE. You have to download the codec package from an external repo, such as packman or videolan. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
Op maandag 16 januari 2017 15:23:45 CET schreef Carlos E. R.:
On 2017-01-16 10:43, Aaron Digulla wrote:
Am Sonntag, Januar 15, 2017 23:33 CET, Terry Eck <> schrieb:
Running VLC without success on video files. Says codec not valid on various video files.
Running Tumbleweed 64-bit. Hope someone can help me with the required codec rpm.
There isn't one. VLC comes with most codecs that are supported.
Traditionally, not in openSUSE. You have to download the codec package from an external repo, such as packman or videolan.
And make sure your VLC is from Packman as well, otherwise not all of the codecs will work. AFAIK -- Gertjan Lettink, a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board Member openSUSE Forums Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
for easier repo management best to ensure vlc and vlc-codecs come from packman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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