Re: Any way to play Canon movie files?
On 16 Feb 2003, csj@mindgate.net wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:33:35 +0000,
> Anthony Campbell wrote:
> >
> > I tried to use xmovie to play a movie file made with the Canon
> > Powershot A40, which is in .AVI format. It wasn't recognized,
> > and trying to convert it to a different format doesn't work
> > either.
> >
> > Is there any way of playing these files in Linux?
>
> If MPlayer can't play it, nothing can:
>
> http://mplayerhq.hu
>
> BTW .avi isn't a format in the sense that you can expect any
> reasonably w3c compliant .html file to be at least displayable by
> any modern web browser. An .avi can, for example, contain DivX or
> MJPEG. An .avi can even contain video and audio streams which
> otherwise you'd call .mpg and .mp3!
>
MPlayer does work, as does xanim. Sound too! I am impressed!
AC
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