Help for a Linux Newbie With Video (Edubuntu - Edgy Edge)

[Mike Camden]

I'm trying it out this morning; the initial set of updates are currently 
downloading.  I should know for sure if it works by afternoon.  Thanks 
again.

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simon Ruiz" <sruiz at mccsc.edu>
To: "Mike Camden" <mcamden at mountdechantal.org>; "Uwe Geercken" 
<uwe.geercken at datamelt.com>
Cc: <edubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: RE: Help for a Linux Newbie With Video (Edubuntu - Edgy Edge)


Mike,

Hey, if you're starting with a fresh install, I would definitely suggest 
trying out the advice at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats 
before giving up until April.

If that doesn't work, then I'm not sure that waiting until April would make 
any difference.

HTH,

Sim?n

________________________________

From: edubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com on behalf of Mike Camden
Sent: Thu 3/8/2007 6:59 AM
To: Uwe Geercken
Cc: edubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: Help for a Linux Newbie With Video (Edubuntu - Edgy Edge)



Uwe,
Thanks.  That helps quite a bit.If I can't get it working following the
other suggestions, I may just wait until April for the beta test for the
teachers in whose classrooms I wanted to initially roll it out.

Simon, thanks also for your suggestions.  Still couldn't get quicktime to
work correctly with the files.  I think I just have tinkered with it too
much; when I try to play something now, I just get a "no video" message.  I
wiped the partition on one of the computers and started a fresh install last
night before I left work.  Given what Uwe said, I think I may just wait
until April before I do anything else with it though.

Thanks,

Mike