Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 10:22:32 -0500 From: Brandon J. Wandersee <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Matroska video format Message-ID: <86oa7wbxzb.fsf@WorkBox.Home> In-Reply-To: <20160523134928.f51b0805.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <37fefe15-0f0c-31d0-8192-d49735f89b43@columbus.rr.com> <20160523134928.f51b0805.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon writes: > On Sun, 22 May 2016 20:42:41 -0400, Baho Utot wrote: >> I would like to play a Matroskavisoe using vlc, Is this possible? >> >> It starts to play but the picture goes in and out of grey > > What is "it"? Which player (standalone program or embedded in web > browser as a plugin) are you using? > > I've installed mplayer which plays video and audio in MKV format > just fine. Maybe you are missing a codec that is required (because > MKV basically is a containter format, like AVI, with video and > audio and maybe other data in a specific codec)... Baho, you say "*a* Matroska [video] using [VLC]." If you've only tried one Matroska video in one player, there's no way to know which is the source of the problem. Matroska is a truly free and open container format that's been around for over a decade now, and I've played *.MKV files in MPV, Parole (the Xfce media player), and Kodi/Plex Home Theater without having to take any extra steps. I haven't used VLC in a long time, but it's claim to fame is that it supports almost every format under the sun out of the box. So I would bet it's just a poorly encoded video, not a problem with VLC. -- :: Brandon J. Wandersee :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: -------------------------------------------------- :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' :: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------
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