I got asked this same question again for the 100th time tonight. I took some time to check the answer, at least for Ubuntu 9.10. It seems there's now a simpler workaround than compiling stuff. To be able to watch & hear 3GP video files, but most importantly convert them to other formats follow these steps:
1) Install ffmpeg (this will install Ubuntu's version): sudo apt-get install ffmpeg 2) Activate the Medibuntu repositories. See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repository 3) Install libavcodec-extra-52 winff sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-52 winff libavcodec-extra-52 enables AMR support in ffmpeg and winff is a GUI for video files conversion Once installed, drag & drop a 3gp file to WinFF, click convert (play will also play the file). I tried AVI > MS Compatible AVI and it produced a file that could be played from totem. I hope this is useful, if anyone can confirm this workaround I'll add it to my bag of dirty tricks. -- Feature request: Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec Support https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/93849 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
