I got asked this same question again for the 100th time tonight. I took some time to check the answer, at least for Ubuntu 9.10. It seems there's now a simpler workaround than compiling stuff. To be able to watch & hear 3GP video files, but most importantly convert them to other formats follow these steps:
libavcodec-extra-52 enables AMR support in ffmpeg and winff is a GUI for video files conversion
Once installed, drag & drop a 3gp file to WinFF, click convert (play will also play the file). I tried AVI > MS Compatible AVI and it produced a file that could be played from totem.
I hope this is useful, if anyone can confirm this workaround I'll add it to my bag of dirty tricks.
I got asked this same question again for the 100th time tonight. I took some time to check the answer, at least for Ubuntu 9.10. It seems there's now a simpler workaround than compiling stuff. To be able to watch & hear 3GP video files, but most importantly convert them to other formats follow these steps:
1) Install ffmpeg (this will install Ubuntu's version):
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
2) Activate the Medibuntu repositories. See: /help.ubuntu. com/community/ Medibuntu# Adding% 20the%20Reposit ory
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3) Install libavcodec-extra-52 winff
sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-52 winff
libavcodec-extra-52 enables AMR support in ffmpeg and winff is a GUI for video files conversion
Once installed, drag & drop a 3gp file to WinFF, click convert (play will also play the file). I tried AVI > MS Compatible AVI and it produced a file that could be played from totem.
I hope this is useful, if anyone can confirm this workaround I'll add it to my bag of dirty tricks.