problems with video clips.

[David Tremblay]

ubuntu-restricted-extras is one meta package that contains all the
codecs and plugins you will ever need... click to install in synaptic,
restart your gnome session and your good to go

On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 6:42 AM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi David, First let me thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I
> am using Firefox as browser, When I check for drivers I get "no proprietary
> drivers are in use on this system". As for the restricted-extras I dont know
> which ones are required.  Thank you.
>
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:38:31 -0400
>> Subject: Re: problems with video clips.
>> From: david at ngowiki.net
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
>> First : Make sure that you have Installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras
>> via synaptic
>>
>> second : you have the proper video card driver installed via the menu
>> system >> administration >> hardware drivers
>>
>> question
>>
>> " try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes" inside
>> firefox or else, please specify
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Good morning,  My name is Ray House and I have been using Ubuntu 8.1 for
>> > e
>> > few weeks, I cant get the video clips from news sites and youtube , to
>> > work.
>> > I have asked for help on this in the other forums with no replies. When
>> > I
>> > try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes. I seem to have the
>> > correct synaptic packages downloaded. I really like Linux and so far
>> > this is
>> > the only problem that I have, any help will be greatly appreciated,
>> > Thank
>> > you.
>> >
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