playing XviD files

[steve]

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Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
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> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Gary Kirkpatrick <pegngary at gmail.com
> <mailto:pegngary at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com
>     <mailto:k5di at zianet.com>> wrote:
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>         Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>         > Is it possible to play Xvid files in unbuntu?
>         >
>         > I tried vlc, totem and real player to no avail.
>         >
>         > Thanks
>         >
>         >
>            According to Google Xvid is a new mp3 type of file compression
>         software. No time to look further but it is open source so the codex
>         should be free and easy to get. You need to install it before
>         VLC can work.
> 
>         Karl
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>     I've tried to find a download without success.  Let me know if you
>     find one.  No success using synaptic- there seems to be something
>     there but you can't install it, I get an error message when I try.
> 
>     Gary
> 
> 
> 
> I found xvid.org <http://xvid.org>.  The debian page makes no sense to
> me, the SUSE makes more sense but not sure if download xvid SUSE is the
> proper thing to do.
> 

vlc will play anything (that ive encountered anyway) if you have codecs
from medibuntu installed.



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