Re: Problem Playing Movie Trailers & Clips

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Debian User Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> Using Sarge stable with RealPlayer 10 Gold.  Can play audio/video
> files with realplayer on all sites but
> can't play movie trailers or clips(wmv format) on any site.  Have
> tried my.yahoo.com, cnn.com and movie.com
> and all I get is the usual player screen with a black background and
> "no picture" in parenthesis in the center
> of the player screen.  Have run media helper or change settings on the
> sites that they're available and get the same
> no picture whether selecting windows media player, realplayer or quick
> time.  Have visited the Helix and Sourceforge
> sites trying out all suggestions and installation tips with no
> success.  I think I have all the necessary plugins and codecs.  Could
> use any tip or trick to resolve this player problem.  Not subscribed
> to list; please copy my email address on any replys.


I've started using the MediaPlayerConnectivity extension in Firefox; not
a total solution, but enough for my needs.

-- 
Kent