No sound when playing .wmv files

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Hi,

I've been having sound problems myself, so I've been following the
thread and downloaded the file. When I tried to open it in Nautilus by
double-clicking on it, it reported that it indicates a "Microsoft WMV
video" but the contents indicate it might be "Microsoft ASF video" and
to change the extension. I changed it to .asf and it wouldn't work.

Don't take to much stock in the error I got since I'm having my own
problems...

Eric


On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 08:18 -0800, Karl wrote:
> I don't know if it plays okay under Windows (I haven't had Windows
> installed since 1994. Went from OS/2 Warp to Linux).
> It played fine on this machine when it was running Gentoo. I don't see
> what that could have to do with it, but my choice of Linux distro is the
> only thing that's changed. Same sound card, same software (Xine).
> Here's a link to one of the files that is misbehaving.
> 
> http://theheatsinkbbs.ca/ftp/pub/local/clips/IraqNews.wmv
> 
> I've downloaded a fresh copy of it (thinking that I'd somehow corrupted
> the old one during the backup I did to install Ubuntu), but it does the
> same thing (no audio). Perhaps the file itself will shed some light on
> the problem. (BTW, the clip is hilarious).  :)
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 15:47 +0000, Jon Dixon wrote:
> > Neither the video and audio look right for a proper media file.
> > 
> > I take it the file plays okay under windows?
> > 
> > Have you tried adding the codecs in Ubuntu from Mplayer's site instead
> > of using the deb?
> > 
> > I did a wiki article for it.
> > 
> > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:44:14 -0800, Karl <kaha at colug.org> wrote:
> > > Hi, Jon.
> > > 
> > > --------------------------------
> > > Video
> > > 
> > > Dimensions: 360x288
> > > Codec: MS WMV 8 (win32)
> > > Framerate: 0 frames per second
> > > 
> > > Audio
> > > 
> > > Bitrate: 17 kbps
> > > Codec: MS Windows Media Audio 2 (ffmpeg)
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Thanks for taking the time to look at this. I have to get to work, but
> > > will check the list this evening. Have a great day!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 15:31 +0000, Jon Dixon wrote:
> > > > Hi Karl
> > > >
> > > > In nautilus, right click on an offending file and select properties.
> > > > Click on the audio/video tab.
> > > >
> > > > What does it say for the 'Video' and 'Audio' sections.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Jon
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we
> > can solve them.
> >    - Isaac Asimov
> 
> 
>