Re: [SLUG] playing videos oddity

From: Steven Buehler (swbuehler@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:22:45 EDT


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xine and mplayer only support WMV through version 8, if I remember
right; and the files you're trying to play are probably using WMV
10. The linux players support all the current WMA versions, though,
which is why you can still hear the audio.

SWB

On Apr 8, 2006, at 1:03 AM, Bob Stia wrote:

> Hello Sluggers,
>
> I have a bunch of *.wmv files that people send me by email. Size
> doesn't
> matter. Some are small and some are large. About half of them play
> with sound
> but no video. The others play perfectly well with either xine or
> mplayer.

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