[SOLVED] AVI movies on Mint 10 64-bit

[salmanal]

I never attempted to view these files when I ran regular Ubuntu, so this is a new problem for me.

I download .avi files but Movie player asks to search for a suitable plugin. I search, but no suitable plugin is found.

My repositories for "Other" software are: Ubuntu Meerkat, Recommended Updates, Important Security Updates, Canoical Packages, Medibuntu.org/Maverick, file:///usr/share/local-repository binary/

If I need to add a repository, please advise me which one to add. In Firefox, I see Windows Media Player, flash, Quick Time, Real Player, Java, DivX, iTunes, and mPlayer added as plugins.

I do not see a plugin for .avi files. I'm guessing that this is the issue.

Thanks for the assistance,

-S

[reed9]

avi is just a container, it doesn't tell you what's in it.

If you're using totem, the default player, install libavcodec-unstripped-52 from medibuntu, and then gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse, gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse, and gstreamer0.10-plugins-good.

[salmanal]

avi is just a container, it doesn't tell you what's in it.

If you're using totem, the default player, install libavcodec-unstripped-52 from medibuntu, and then gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse, gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse, and gstreamer0.10-plugins-good.

Here is the output from a terminal window:

sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libkresources4 libkldap4 libktnef4 libindicate-qt0 libkleo4
  libboost-program-options1.42.0 libakonadi-kmime4 libmimelib4
  mysql-server-core-5.1 libmessagecore4 libkontactinterface4
  libakonadiprivate1 akonadi-server libmicroblog4 libkpgp4 libqgpgme1 libkabc4
  libkdepim4 libksieve4 mysql-client-core-5.1 libkcal4 libkimap4
  libmailtransport4 libkimproxy4 libmessagelist4 libkpimtextedit4 libkmime4
  libcompfaceg1 kdepimlibs-kio-plugins libakonadi-kabc4 libkpimidentities4
  libkpimutils4 kdepim-runtime libakonadi-kcal4 libesmtp5 libakonadi-contact4
  libakonadi-kde4 libgpgme++2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
salman@salman-M2NS-NVM ~ $ sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libkresources4 libkldap4 libktnef4 libindicate-qt0 libkleo4
  libboost-program-options1.42.0 libakonadi-kmime4 libmimelib4
  mysql-server-core-5.1 libmessagecore4 libkontactinterface4
  libakonadiprivate1 akonadi-server libmicroblog4 libkpgp4 libqgpgme1 libkabc4
  libkdepim4 libksieve4 mysql-client-core-5.1 libkcal4 libkimap4
  libmailtransport4 libkimproxy4 libmessagelist4 libkpimtextedit4 libkmime4
  libcompfaceg1 kdepimlibs-kio-plugins libakonadi-kabc4 libkpimidentities4
  libkpimutils4 kdepim-runtime libakonadi-kcal4 libesmtp5 libakonadi-contact4
  libakonadi-kde4 libgpgme++2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
salman@salman-M2NS-NVM ~ $ sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libkresources4 libkldap4 libktnef4 libindicate-qt0 libkleo4
  libboost-program-options1.42.0 libakonadi-kmime4 libmimelib4
  mysql-server-core-5.1 libmessagecore4 libkontactinterface4
  libakonadiprivate1 akonadi-server libmicroblog4 libkpgp4 libqgpgme1 libkabc4
  libkdepim4 libksieve4 mysql-client-core-5.1 libkcal4 libkimap4
  libmailtransport4 libkimproxy4 libmessagelist4 libkpimtextedit4 libkmime4
  libcompfaceg1 kdepimlibs-kio-plugins libakonadi-kabc4 libkpimidentities4
  libkpimutils4 kdepim-runtime libakonadi-kcal4 libesmtp5 libakonadi-contact4
  libakonadi-kde4 libgpgme++2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
salman@salman-M2NS-NVM ~ $ sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libkresources4 libkldap4 libktnef4 libindicate-qt0 libkleo4
  libboost-program-options1.42.0 libakonadi-kmime4 libmimelib4
  mysql-server-core-5.1 libmessagecore4 libkontactinterface4
  libakonadiprivate1 akonadi-server libmicroblog4 libkpgp4 libqgpgme1 libkabc4
  libkdepim4 libksieve4 mysql-client-core-5.1 libkcal4 libkimap4
  libmailtransport4 libkimproxy4 libmessagelist4 libkpimtextedit4 libkmime4
  libcompfaceg1 kdepimlibs-kio-plugins libakonadi-kabc4 libkpimidentities4
  libkpimutils4 kdepim-runtime libakonadi-kcal4 libesmtp5 libakonadi-contact4
  libakonadi-kde4 libgpgme++2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.

libavcodec-unstripped-52 from medibuntu: did not produce errors when I installed it.

[reed9]

Does it work with the addition of the unstripped libavcodec?

If not, if you play the file with mplayer from the command line, you should get some useful info on what's missing

mplayer myvideo.avi

You can also install mediainfo to get a lot of information on the file, though there doesn't appear to be an official package for Ubuntu 10.10/Mint 10, the 10.04 package will probably work. (As a general rule, though, don't mix packages from different releases.)

[salmanal]

Does it work with the addition of the unstripped libavcodec?

If not, if you play the file with mplayer from the command line, you should get some useful info on what's missing

mplayer myvideo.avi

You can also install mediainfo [/URL]to get a lot of information on the file, though there doesn't appear to be an official package for Ubuntu 10.10/Mint 10, the 10.04 package will probably work. (As a general rule, though, don't mix packages from different releases.)

Here is the output I get when trying to open with Totem:

The requested plugins are:

text/html decoder

Opening the file command line resulted in errors as well:
MPlayer 1.0rc4-4.4.5 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket

It does not seem to work with the addition of the unstripped libavcodec either.

When trying to install mediainfo, this was the output I received:

sudo apt-get install mediainfo
[sudo] password for salman: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mediainfo

On mediainfo downloads, I saw Ubuntu packages of it for Lucid Lynx, I thought Mint 10 was based on the Lynx.

[reed9]

Mint 10 is based on Ubuntu Maverick AFAIK.

You won't be able to install mediainfo with APT unless you add their PPA repo. There are instructions on the website.

Is that all the output mplayer gave?

We're looking for a section of output like this

AVI file format detected.
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
[aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
VIDEO:  [XVID]  624x352  24bpp  23.976 fps  929.6 kbps (113.5 kbyte/s)

Except in your case it should give an error about a missing codec.

[salmanal]

You pointed me in the right direction Reed9

Here is my sources list:

deb packages.linuxmint.com/]Repository - Linux Mint[/url] julia main upstream import
deb archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/]Index of /ubuntu[/url] maverick main restricted universe multiverse
deb archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/]Index of /ubuntu[/url] maverick-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/]Index of /ubuntu[/url] maverick-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/]Index of /ubuntu[/url] maverick partner
deb packages.medibuntu.org/]Medibuntu -- Medibuntu packages[/url] maverick free non-free

# deb archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu[/url] maverick-getdeb apps
# deb archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu[/url] maverick-getdeb games

I've seen, in different forums, questions related to the SourceForge repository; I can add it;
but, which one? Doing Google searches, I get aimed towards the SourceForge FAQ on Mediainfo; still, nothing plainly advises on which repository will need to be added
to my sources list.

[reed9]

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mediainfo

[salmanal]

Here is the information that solved this issue:

Per Linux Questions, I was pointed to this guide: Comprehensive Multimedia & Video Howto - Ubuntu Forums