playing dat vob files in linux

[vish786]

i need some plugins to play dat and vob files on red hat 9 can somebody suggest a site.

[saurabh.sauron]

why use plugins?
download VLC media player. u dont need codecs to play vob and dat files.
http://videolan.org/vlc

alternatively, u could install the DiVX codec

[demoninside]

Install Mplayer,

i think that should do all the thing

[praka123]

have all libdvdcss,nav,read etc plugins installed,and also those gstreamer0.10 plugins too.

[blackpearl]

You need to install Win32 codecs. Without this you won't be able to play mp3, dat etc no matter how mnay different types of players you install.
Approx size= 32MB.

[JGuru]

@Blackpearl, You don't need Win32 Codecs to play .dat (VCD), MP3 files!!!!
For playing MP3 , install XMMS. For Playing VCD/DVD VLC Player or MPlayer will do.
Win32 Codecs is for playing Windows Media Format files only.

^right, i dont have w32codecs. but i can play mp3, dat files. only wma format is not playing

[JGuru]

Download Win32 Codecs from here

Use the FireFox browser to download it. Just double-click on the package to install it.

installed w32codecs from the link. but wma files are not playing in xmms, can only be played in totem movie player.
if i add any wma file in xmms playlist, xmms player quits.

[JGuru]

@Sariq, You should understand that XMMS is a music player (MP3, AU, WAV etc.,)
MPlayer, VLC, Totem are movie players. There is a MPlayer plugin for XMMS that lets
you play MPEG, AVI, & other media formats.

Install the MPlayer plugin for XMMS
$ sudo apt-get install xmms-xmmplayer

Ofcourse you must have installed MPlayer already, if not install it:
$ sudo apt-get install mplayer mplayer-fonts mplayer-skins mencoder

After installing the MPlayer & xmms-xmmplayer (Mplayer plugin for XMMS),
you can play MPEG/VCD/DVD/WMV media formats using XMMS!!

For more on what packages you can install see my post Unleash the Power of Ubuntu 6.06
Click here

wma is audio format not a video format
wma>>windows media audio
so i think it should be played in xmms player, in windows wma can be played in winamp 2.78 and above

[JGuru]

Yes, there is no WMA plugin for XMMS.So XMMS won't play WMA music formats.
Use Totem to play WMA files.

[praka123]

http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2663/how-to_get_full

There is a plugin xmms-wma available either install it using alien to convert to deb.
http://mcmcc.bat.ru/xmms-wma/

and for ubuntu dapper there is this deb available in plf repo http://plf.zarb.org/ seems they r shutting down

for one below is the direct link if u have a x86 pc.
http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubun...l/dapper/free/
below is for debian unstable try luck
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/xmms-wma

installed xmms-wma form http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubun...l/dapper/free/
xmms doesnt play wma files, my computer hangs, while trying to open wma file through it. i have to press power button to restart, no other key/mouse works.
totem movieplayer is playing wma file fine but without equilizers.
mplayer is playing wma but withut playlists.

Another problem: in video playback, sturation and hue control doesnt work in mplayer and totem movieplayer

[JGuru]

Install Kubuntu Desktop
Use Amarok to play the media files.
To install Kubuntu Desktop, type this command from the Terminal Window:
$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Remember you need to download 159 MB!!!
Also after the installation is over, logout. In the 'Login Screen' choose the
Session as 'KDE'.

[QwertyManiac]

Man... why install KDE to use Amarok ? Duh, why not do a sudo apt-get install amarok itself? It works 100% fine!

[praka123]

@sharif
for me after a reboot xmms-wma plugin works.remember to enable the plugin in the right click xmms >options menu wma plugin tick it.
also do u have enlightened sound demon(esd) server in gnome it's great for simultaneous sound needs in gnome.try setting in ` gstreamer-properties`
and in menu Desktop>preferences>sound>enable

why go for kde gnome is nice for its simplicity and its devels ethics.Listen music player is also great and willbe a competetor for Amarock.btw i donna wanna have a desktop flame war 'gain