On 6 January 2014 10:45, Nigel Verity <nigelver...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm running Xubuntu 12.04 and have recently lost the ability to play FLV > video files, regardless of their source. The files themselves play perfectly > when I copy them to another machine with the same version of the OS, so it's > not a corruption problem. > > Clearly I have somehow deleted or damaged the appropriate codecs or > associated files. Can anybody advise on which objects to check and/or > reinstall? > > VLC displays an error message saying the format is not recognised. Mplayer > just does nothing. However, Handbrake is still able to convert the file to > MP4.
FLV means Flash video. You need Adobe Flash Player installed, I reckon. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/