totem does not understand theora 4cc code

[Nido Media]

Binary package hint: gstreamer0.8-theora

I've created an avifile using ffmpeg using the following command with ffmpeg (replace $VOBFILE with your video):

ffmpeg -i $VOBFILE -croptop 80 -cropbottom 80 -vcodec libtheora -me_method full -an -sameq -b 1024k video.avi

this video has the FOURCC code "THEO". It plays back in mplayer just fine and is, as far as I know, correct.
Ubuntu, however, describes it as x-decoder-unknown, and thus cannot find a decoder for it.

I have also created an mkv file out of it using the following command:

mkvmerge -o "video.mkv" --title "video" --chapters chapters video.avi --language 0:eng --sync 0:1080 sound1.ogg --language 0:dut --sync 0:13904 sound2.ogg --language 0:eng subs-eng.idx --language 0:dut subs-dut.idx

This has the same problem. It does play the audio though and it recognises the title.

I think totem should recognise those files and play them back properly.

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Official support for Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" and Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" has ended. If this problem is still occurring on Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" please file a new bug report so that we can get a fresh set of system logs and system info.