Playing google video MP4 files

[Ioannis Vranos]

Jon Grant wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I visit google video, and download takeshi castle MP4:
> 
> <http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=189651652778566071&q=takeshi+castle&total=501&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2>
> 
> Unfortunately it complains about dvaudio, if i copy qdv.dll to ubuntu
> mplayer crashes. VLC and other player cannot play it either.
> 
> Anyone got google video clips downloaded and playing?
> 
> Cheers, Jon


In my Ubuntu 7.10 VLC plays it OK. What version of Ubuntu are you using?
In my system, also totem asks to install a GStreamer plugins package. If
you don't install it, it plays the video without the sound.