Problem playing video

[Ted]

Binary package hint: totem

I have got a problem running video on my computer with every video player I have installed:
-gnome-mplayer 0.9.4 (The program doesn't display anything (black screen) but it can play audio from the video)
-Totem Movie Player 2.26.1 (crashes)
-Mplayer (crashes)

I can play audio files with Mplayer and gnome-mplayer, but if I try to play anything with Totem Movie Player the program just crashes. I have installed:
-GStreamer plugins for mms, wavpack, quicktime, musepack
-GStreamer plugins for aac, xvid, mpeg2, faad
-GStreamer ffmpeg video plugin
-GStreamer Dirac video plugin
but it doesn't help.

I am using Ubuntu 9.0.4 release 9.0.4 .

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem-gstreamer
Package: totem-gstreamer 2.26.1-0ubuntu5
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, could you attach that file to the report or posted it somewhere where we can download it for testing?

[Ted (cure4itch)]

Which file do you need?

The funny thing is that even if I try to use visualizaton in Rhythmbox
0.12.0 the program crashes.
Do all these programs use a common program or a library in the system which
is corrupted or not working properly?
Or can be my graphic card the source of my problems? (I use a graphic card
on my motherboard which is not very powerful.)

2009/6/5 Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>

> Thanks for the report, could you attach that file to the report or
> posted it somewhere where we can download it for testing?
>
> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>
> --
> Problem playing video
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383971
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “totem” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: totem
>
> I have got a problem running video on my computer with every video player I
> have installed:
> -gnome-mplayer 0.9.4 (The program doesn't display anything (black screen)
> but it can play audio from the video)
> -Totem Movie Player 2.26.1 (crashes)
> -Mplayer (crashes)
>
> I can play audio files with Mplayer and gnome-mplayer, but if I try to play
> anything with Totem Movie Player the program just crashes. I have installed:
> -GStreamer plugins for mms, wavpack, quicktime, musepack
> -GStreamer plugins for aac, xvid, mpeg2, faad
> -GStreamer ffmpeg video plugin
> -GStreamer Dirac video plugin
> but it doesn't help.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 9.0.4 release 9.0.4 .
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem-gstreamer
> Package: totem-gstreamer 2.26.1-0ubuntu5
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: totem
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
>

[Ted (cure4itch)]

Fixed!
I have searched over Google a bit and I found a solution.

Run gstreamer properties (you can do this quickly by pressing Alt-F2 and
typing *gstreamer-properties* ) go to video tab and change
the Default Output Plugin setting to "X Window System (No Xv)" .

Found this solution on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=476419

I'm sorry that I reported it for a bug. I'm completely new to Linux.

2009/6/6 tadej p <email address hidden>

> Which file do you need?
>
> The funny thing is that even if I try to use visualizaton in Rhythmbox
> 0.12.0 the program crashes.
> Do all these programs use a common program or a library in the system which
> is corrupted or not working properly?
> Or can be my graphic card the source of my problems? (I use a graphic card
> on my motherboard which is not very powerful.)
>
> 2009/6/5 Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>
>
> Thanks for the report, could you attach that file to the report or
>> posted it somewhere where we can download it for testing?
>>
>> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
>> Importance: Undecided => Low
>>
>> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>
>> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
>> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>>
>> --
>> Problem playing video
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383971
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in “totem” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Binary package hint: totem
>>
>> I have got a problem running video on my computer with every video player
>> I have installed:
>> -gnome-mplayer 0.9.4 (The program doesn't display anything (black screen)
>> but it can play audio from the video)
>> -Totem Movie Player 2.26.1 (crashes)
>> -Mplayer (crashes)
>>
>> I can play audio files with Mplayer and gnome-mplayer, but if I try to
>> play anything with Totem Movie Player the program just crashes. I have
>> installed:
>> -GStreamer plugins for mms, wavpack, quicktime, musepack
>> -GStreamer plugins for aac, xvid, mpeg2, faad
>> -GStreamer ffmpeg video plugin
>> -GStreamer Dirac video plugin
>> but it doesn't help.
>>
>> I am using Ubuntu 9.0.4 release 9.0.4 .
>>
>> ProblemType: Bug
>> Architecture: i386
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
>> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem-gstreamer
>> Package: totem-gstreamer 2.26.1-0ubuntu5
>> ProcEnviron:
>> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>> SHELL=/bin/bash
>> SourcePackage: totem
>> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
>>
>
>

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

what videocard and driver do you use?

[struner1965 (o-straaijer)]

I have the same problem, totem crashes and other players only play sound, when i try to play a video file. But when i start up internet radio its all working fine(mpeg2 avi wmv). During playing a video i can switch of the radio or put the volume to zero, the video keeps on playing, but it must be on if i start a video.

System Pentium4 2,67 Ghz, 768Mb Ram (HP compaq)
On board Intel Video processor

[struner1965 (o-straaijer)]

thanks Ted, Output Plugin setting to "X Window System (No Xv) solved the problem, i can play everything without having to use the internet radio

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the comments suggest that the issue is a video driver one and not a totem bug, you can open a bug on the video driver you are using if you still get the bug