Re: audio-video codecs problem
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 04:34:55PM -0500, Rob Owens wrote:
> 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.
It's on this page:
http://www.debian-multimedia.org/archive.php
>
> 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
>
>
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