[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI: how to play webm video (e.g which player to use?)

[Predrag Zecevic [Unix Systems Administrator]]

On 07/23/14 06:15 PM, Alexander Pyhalov wrote:
> On 07/23/2014 19:04, Predrag Zecevic [Unix Systems Administrator] wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> i am faced with problem of playing webm video on OI (currently
>> /hipster-2014.1)
>>
>> I CAN do it with firefox (it plays, but it hiccups - not really smooth
>> playback is possible, either from file or from http)
>>
>>
>> I have tried 'totem' and got :
>>
>> ** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|totem|VP8
>> decoder|decoder-video/x-vp8 (VP8 decoder)
>> ** Message: Automatic missing codec installation not supported (helper
>> script missing)
>>
>
> Hello.
> Could you send sample link so that I can check and perhaps one day look at it? :)
>
>
Hi Alexander,

I have found some old thread in this group suggesting:

pfexec pkg install -v gnome/media/gnome-media-extras

And that have installed gst vp8 plugin (so, at least totem works).

Also, firefox play problem depends on size of movie.
I did few tests and found that smaller resolution files are played fine.

Will try to find example which demonstrates problems.

Regards.

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