That would've been the Plugger plugin playing the QuickTime file via Xanim. The file must've been non-Sorenson. Most QuickTime files nowadays are Sorenson-encooded, and so can't be played by open source players :-( On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:40, Jeremy Davidson wrote: > Seems to me I once got a mov file to play in Netscape. It didn't have any > playback controls (just a box centered within the working area), but it > worked (don't remember if it had sound or not -- was having soundcard > troubles at the time). This was using the PeanutLinux distro. > > Jeremy > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], hellmut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [newbie] how to play mov files? > Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:32:45 +1000 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Received: from [216.71.84.35] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id > MHotMailBD5B9FC6004640043888D8475423786B0; Sun, 02 Sep 2001 08:48:25 -0700 > Received: from yavin.mandrax.org (moseisley.mandrax.org [63.209.80.226])by > mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA16553;Sun, 2 > Sep 2001 10:48:24 -0500 > Received: by yavin.mandrax.org (Postfix, from userid 500)id 9DC6A87E56; > Sun, 2 Sep 2001 08:48:14 -0700 (PDT) > Received: from mss.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au > (ha1.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au [203.164.2.50]) by yavin.mandrax.org > (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E13887DD9 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, > 2 Sep 2001 04:32:56 -0700 (PDT) > Received: from there ([203.164.95.102]) by mss.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au > (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id > <20010902113256.VPFO4715.mss.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au@there>; Sun, 2 > Sep 2001 21:32:56 +1000 > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun, 02 Sep 2001 08:48:40 -0700 > Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.1] > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <20010902113256.VPFO4715.mss.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au@there> > X-Loop: newbie@ > X-Sequence: 332 > Precedence: list > X-Validation-BY: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sun, 2 Sep 2001 20:04, hellmut wrote: > > hi! > > > > how do i play mov files with mandrake 8.0? i didn't find a program that > > recognises quicktime files. > > Apple don't make a Quicktime player for GNU/Linux. Most Quicktime files are > encoded with the Sorenson codec, which is patented. This means that the > free players (e.g. Xmovie, Xanim and aKtion) are not able to play these > files properly (sometimes you can get a garbled picture or just sound). You > can try > running the Windows player through WINE, or you can purchase CodeWeavers' > CrossOver Plugin (which is built with WINE) for $US20. I actually bought > this > product today, but I haven't used it enough to make a proper decision on > its quality. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson
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