Videos won't play in Ubuntu

p014k · 03-28-2009, 04:02 PM

Hello,
I am running Ubuntu 8.10 and I can't play any sort of video. When I open it, it plays for about 1/2 a second and then the program closes.

I have the following installed: VLC media player, Amarak, Movie Player, and MPlayer Movie Player.

All of these give me the same result. I know in Windows you have to install codecs, is this problem I'm having?

Thank You

Blue445 · 03-29-2009, 01:31 PM

Hm...Well, check and see and turn compiz, right click the desktop, go to change desktop background, then visual affects. Choose none, the retry viewing the video.

p014k · 03-29-2009, 05:13 PM

Thank You, it works now.

Frozencrow · 03-29-2009, 06:26 PM

You may also want to check and see if you have all the correct drivers for your graphics card.

03-28-2009, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
p014k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Xp and Linux	Videos won't play in Ubuntu Hello, I am running Ubuntu 8.10 and I can't play any sort of video. When I open it, it plays for about 1/2 a second and then the program closes. I have the following installed: VLC media player, Amarak, Movie Player, and MPlayer Movie Player. All of these give me the same result. I know in Windows you have to install codecs, is this problem I'm having? Thank You

03-29-2009, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: Videos won't play in Ubuntu Hm...Well, check and see and turn compiz, right click the desktop, go to change desktop background, then visual affects. Choose none, the retry viewing the video. __________________ bLUE445

03-29-2009, 05:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
p014k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Xp and Linux	Re: Videos won't play in Ubuntu Thank You, it works now.

03-29-2009, 06:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Frozencrow Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42 OS: Windows XP Home S3	Re: Videos won't play in Ubuntu You may also want to check and see if you have all the correct drivers for your graphics card.