Such is the nature of playing MPEGs with xanim/aKtion. They're great at AVIs but not
MPEGs. You will need to get Mpeg TV Player
from http://www.mpegtv.com . It will play MPEGs smoothly and the cost is only $10.
Seve
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen F. Bosch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Expert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 3:55 PM
Subject: [expert] Problems with MPEG video
>
>Hi, folks:
>
>I am having problems playing certain MPEG videos properly. I'm using
>xanim 28010-11mdk and aKtion as the front-end.
>
>These particular MPEGs will play, but not usefully. There is no sound,
>visual garbage cluttering up the image, and butchered frames. This seems
>to be the case with all mpegs I've tried to play, so I don't think the
>files are corrupted. The MPEGs play just fine in Windows.
>
>When I check the properties, it tells me the file is "0.00 frames/sec".
>
>I've looked at the documentation for xanim, and as far as I can tell, it
>supports all of the most common mpeg video formats - and it *does*
>attempt to play the file, even if it doesn't succeed.
>
>Are these files just using a proprietary format disguised as MPEG? Are
>they MPEG 4, perhaps? All of my MPEGs do this.
>
>-Stephen-
>
