Re: audio-video codecs problem

[Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net>]

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 09:11:26AM +0100, godo wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I have some problems with audio-video codecs in Squeeze (same is on  
> other box with Sid).
> It is .mov video (video codec: spm, audio codec: Qclp).
> VLC: have audio but not video
> Xine: have video but not audio [unsupported audio codec: Qualcomm  
> PureVoice (Qclp)]
> ffplay have video and audio.
>
> I can play without any problems .avi, .ogv or .mov with other codecs.
>
> I would like to understand why VLC can't play video if Xine can and why  
> Xine can't play audio if VLC can and why ffplay can both?
>
There is some kind of conflict between some files installed by
debian-mulitmedia.org and VLC.  I remember reading about it, but I can't
remember where. 

I'm in the same situation as you.  VLC will play many things (DVD isos,
mpegs, etc), but not stuff like wmv.  The solution is to either:

1)  remove the offending package from debian-mulitmedia, which will involve some
research (and you probably need it for another useful package)

or

2)  use Mplayer for the stuff that VLC won't play.  That's what I do.

I don't use Xine, so I can't comment on that.

-Rob