On 14/12/2008 04:59, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
Laurent Duperval wrote:
Hi,
Is there any way to play videos on Linux (64 bit). Any format I try
(flv, avi, mpg, mp4) I get an error saying the format is not supported.
I don't think this is the best place to ask this question, as it has
nothing to do with OpenOffice.org. That said, the problem is most
likely that you have not installed the codecs. Since many of these are
proprietary (i.e. not free), they tend not to be installed on most
Linux distros by default. Check with your distro to see if they have a
repository for restricted or non-free software, and that would
probably get you going. And you should probably follow up by going to
a forum for your distro if you have any more questions about this.
Regards,
OpenOffice Writer has (on Windows XP Pro at least) a menu option:
Insert>Movie and Sound but I don't know if it's even available on Linux
let alone if it works.
In addition, VLC (http://www.videolan.org/) is a free open source media
player; binaries are available for Windows and Mac but the source code
is also available so you should be able to compile/link it on Linux. I
have it on good authority that it doesn't need external codecs but has
all the necessary "technology" built in. No, I have no connection with
Videolan, paid or otherwise.
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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