Favourite .AVI player in Ubuntu?

[imported_LoKe]

I'm using MPlayer Movie Player right now, and it's sucking ass for me. It's probably my fault, but it's choppy when in anything but "normal" so fullscreen is out of the question. Also, everything I'm browsing the internet and scroll, refresh, change tabs, whatever, it skips.

Am I missing a codec?

 

[n0cmonkey]

I don't normally have problems with mplayer. vlc should work too.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I don't normally have problems with mplayer. vlc should work too.

I get a distorted screen with VLC. I guess I could play with the configuration; at least it doesn't chop.

Thanks!

EDIT: Flawless! :heart:

 

[drag]

For Mplayer.. It's worth it to get it work IMO. I use totem alot, but it's nice to have.

Try running it from the command line. Maybe try a different video 'driver' for it.

Go
mplayer -vo help

To see what video output options are aviable. aa or caca is interesting from the virtual console. I get good luck with xv or sdl drivers.

The controls make sense.. f for full screen, left arrow, right arrow, p or spacebar for pause. That sort of thing.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Whoa, that's pretty neat. I have AA and CACA available, of course, but how do I turn them on?

 

[drag]

mplayer -vo aa filename.avi

Try aa first, the caca is much more cpu intensive if your running it from a xterm.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: drag
mplayer -vo aa filename.avi

Try aa first, the caca is much more cpu intensive if your running it from a xterm.

I'm getting the ASCI output from both. Hah. =)

 

[stupidkid]

Huh? choppy? I use the xv codec and it plays perfectly. Loving mplayer. =)

 

[SleepWalkerX]

I use Totem. I can't get VLC's Always on Top feature to work, but it works fine for me in Totem.