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I installed VLC player with yum (under Fedora 9), but i can't play subtitles... VLC "sees" the subtitle file but it doesn't display them.... Do i need another program like ...
  1. 10-24-2008 #1
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    I can't play subtitles with vlc

    I installed VLC player with yum (under Fedora 9), but i can't play subtitles... VLC "sees" the subtitle file but it doesn't display them.... Do i need another program like vobsub?

    Furthermore, Totem can not play the video file, it asks me to buy the codecs..... I tried to install the divx codec as root, but "./install.sh" only shows me the EULA and does nothing....

    Can someone help me?
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    With subtitles are you talking about direct from a DVD? If so I have had issues with the regular VLC also but the problems go away when I run the skins2 under VLC (it's pretty strange, I have posted a bug report about it). So first try that:

    Open terminal and type vlc -I skins2

    this will open VLC with skins2, then see if you can get it to work, as far as totem, I don't use it but it looks like you just have to install the codecs correctly:

    Totem

    I would say just try VLC first -- again I'm not sure what kind of files you are trying to view
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    Im trying to play *.srt subtitles... I havent tryied with a dvd...

    I did what u said about vlc but still doesnt display them....

    I have Totem player(was installed with Fedora) but can not display the video file beacuse it asks me to buy the codec....
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    You don't have to buy any codecs for Totem as far as I know, I believe the link I provided under "Totem" has instructions to install the codecs

    Check this out, might help

    http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-803063.html
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    This is what Totem shows me when i am trying to play the video file


    And totem's site says this about codecs...
    Codecs

    Totem can display a variety of formats, based on what backend you use. To see what backend you are using check the "About" dialog of Totem.
    GStreamer

    When using the GStreamer backend, you can install multiple plugin packages. You can install them the same way as you would install totem. Some information about the gstreamer-plugins packages can be found here.

    * gst-plugins-base
    the basic and essential plug-ins for GStreamer
    * gst-plugins-good
    the plug-ins for most Open formats
    * gst-plugins-ugly
    good-quality plug-ins that might pose distribution problems, needed for DVD playback
    * gst-plugins-bad
    a set of plug-ins that need more work, needed for YouTube videos
    * gst-ffmpeg
    FFmpeg-based plug-in, contains all the basic decoders for popular codecs, such as DivX and WMV
    * Pitfdll
    Plug-ins using the Windows codec DLLs for which no free software implementation exists yet.
    But doesnt say how to install... only says "install them the same way you installed totem.."

    Thanks
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    Anyone that can help?
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