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Subject: Re: need help watching mpeg movies from archive.org
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On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:14:10 -0500
bsdnooby <bsdnooby@optonline.net> wrote:
[...]
> http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=19296
> 
> I downloaded every version of it, and haven't been able to watch any of 
> them.  I tried some other movies, with the same results.  Basically, I 
> get the sound along with a blue video.
[...]

The mpeg4, which mplayer identified as a QuickTime movie, played the
video aspect of it just fine, but failed to play any sound.

The mpeg1, mplayer identified as the following:

MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG1  352x240  (aspect 12)  29.970 fps  1150.0 kbps (143.8 kbyte/s)

This played just fine, both sound and video, and I stopped there.

Did you install mplayer from ports?  If you're on i386, did the port
also install the win32 codecs?  Not sure if the latter makes any
difference though.

Otherwise, I'm not sure what to suggest.

- John.