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gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg package

  1. Bug #93849
  2. Comment #54

Comment 54 for bug 93849

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Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) wrote :

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:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repository

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.