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walt <w41ter@×××××.com> writes: |
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> On 07/08/2010 06:50 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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>> How should I view .m4v files with totem. |
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>> Is there a gst-plugin or a use flag for gst-plugins-meta? |
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>> I have used the following, which "works", but the video quality is bad |
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>> ffmpeg -i file.m4v file.avi |
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>> totem file.avi |
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> Multimedia file types still confuse me. I believe the codecs for the |
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> packaged audio and video are the important thing when converting formats. |
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> If the video and audio streams are copied rather than re-encoded, the |
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> quality should be maintained regardless of the particular packaging. |
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> What does "file yourfile.m4v" say? For example: |
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> #file myfile.mpg |
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> myfile.mpg: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 512 x 384, 25.00 fps, video: |
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> Microsoft MPEG-4 v3, audio: MPEG-1 Layer 3 (mono, 24000 Hz) |
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ajglap video # file Game_Theory_Lect_20_s.* |
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Game_Theory_Lect_20_s.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 320 x 240, ~30 fps, video: FFMpeg MPEG-4, audio: MPEG-1 Layer 1 or 2 (stereo, 44100 Hz) |
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Game_Theory_Lect_20_s.m4v: ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, iTunes AVC-LC |
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ajglap video # |
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> Totem displays the sample file I used above, so I must have the right |
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> codecs installed, but I can't tell you which package they came from. |
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> What does totem say when you play your m4v file? |
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gottlieb@ajglap /a/video $ totem Game_Theory_Lect_20_s.m4v |
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bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: Connection refused (111) |
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gottlieb@ajglap /a/video $ |
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Just as an experiment I enable every use flag in gst-plugins-meta. |
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This had no effect; the result was the same msg. |
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thanks for your help, |
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allan |
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