[anon222]

Hi bitsnpcs,
Is this the problem with vlc only? How about other media players?

[bitsnpcs]

Hello Valtam,
I have only just bought this graphics card.
The RAM would be free for me (as would part of the cost of a graphics card if they sold it, but they don't) as I do an "error finding contest" on Chinese website, they have run it for 3 months and I have won it each of those 3 months, I get $40usd prize each month as I find the most errors,  it has to be spent that month you cannot save it up.

What are the compatible graphics card for PCI slot (it's not PCIexpress) with 512MB please ?
I will look at the prices and get one as soon as is possible.

Hello misko_2083,
I haven't tried any other media players, I am unsure which other ones there are, or how to find them or install them.
In the first install I followed a guide to install the Ubuntu Software Centre so I could browse for software that I didn't know the names of by subject area.
I read today on the forum its not a good idea to install this.
It was a future question I would have needed to ask, how to locate /browse for software and install it.

[anon222]

bitsnpcs, you can install them in several ways, with synaptic package manager, aptitude etc...
Here are some of them Banshee, umplayer, SMPlayer, QMPlay2, gnome media player, Miro... I can't remember right now but there are more media players.
Some of these are just frontends to mplayer.
You can install them with terminal with sudo apt-get install or sudo aptitude install.
Banshee

Code:

sudo apt-get install banshee

umplayer

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install umplayer

SMPlayer (with Smtube)

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install smplayer smtube smplayer-themes smplayer-skins

QMPlay2

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:samrog131/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install qmplay2

GNOME media player

Code:

sudo apt-get install gnome-media-player

Miro

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/ppa &&  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install miro

Kaffeine

Code:

sudo apt-get install kaffeine

Totem

Code:

sudo apt-get install totem

You can search for software package names in Synaptic or install them with synaptic.

Code:

sudo synaptic

[bitsnpcs]

Hello misko_2083,

thank you very much for your help  :)
There are so many to choose from, we really are spoilt with choices on Linux. 8)
I will install them and work my way through and let you know how I get along once completed.

How the players work on this computer -

Banshee - x1 crash of player when first installed and video played, menus of LL went very odd/mosaic. After reboot video plays but sort of stutters/lags, audio remains in synch, audio quality is excellent. I think it also installs another program called Brasero ?  I haven't tried this but it looks to be a burning software with a good function set.
I didn't really like the layout of Banshee, just my own preferences, if it would have solved my issues I would have came to like it in time.

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Umplayer - Video plays perfectly and excellent quality (equal to the best of the players I tried), Audio is 3 seconds out of sync/ahead of the video.
Player handles the file very well no crashes at all.
It is a nice looking player and has a wide choice of language interfaces, it would be good to use on a better machine.

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SMPlayer - Video plays perfectly and excellent quality, Audio is 20 seconds ahead of the video ? Crashed player x1 out of 5 plays of video.
A lovely looking player and would be nice to use on a better machine.

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QMPlay2  ;D  - Plays video without any error, plays audio of the video without any error, works perfectly, audio perfectly in sync. Video quality slightly not as good as others, but is very close to it.
I have played the video in regular small size, full screen, and by altering the interface panels also played at a medium size, all sizes played perfectly.
I managed to crash the player by removing panels and dragging/resizing panels whilst playing a video. I managed to crash the player again by pausing the video, and again by dragging the player on the desktop. I can easily live with that by adjusting my usage and not messing with the interface whilst playing a video.
It also has internet radio stations, 3 of which I have been listening to and enjoy, and will spend time exploring others. The audio on the radio and mp3 files is also very good indeed.
I had to tear myself away from the player to write the update and begin the following trials.

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GNOME media player - on this computer will not play or even try to play any video, it shuts down the program when a video is loaded on autoselect and each of its engine options. It doesn't freeze/lock up, or affect Linux Lite at all, it just closes.
It looks a nice player.

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Miro - video doesn't play black screen, audio plays correctly. Player did not crash or lock up.
A nice looking player and could be good on another computer.

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Kaffeine - video plays>then green screen>then video plays. On this computer the player locked up, and the system tray icons to their right were duplicated, the window names used || for P and F characters, the main LL menu text disappeared and the icons went mosaic, slide bar background, open program background, Terminal window and Synaptic had ||||| for their names and red,white,black and blue shapes of varying sizes from dots to cubes and upside down L shapes, LL did not lock up (it's like a rock), it was possible to reboot using menu although these had no text and most of the button outlines at this stage. I was very impressed at how LL still managed to perform exceptionally well under my experiments, even though Synaptic and the Terminal were dodgy looking they were not dodgy in use they and the OS were rock solid.
On another computer it would be a nice player.

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Totem - video appeared very well, audio stops after 18 seconds for the entire video, when using seek, it always begins to play audio again, and always just for 18 seconds.
Once the entire video has played a similar process occurs, the change is the audio plays for 25 seconds each time.
The player did not lock up or freeze.
On another computer this may be a nice player, it is straight forward to use.

[anon222]

I must have pulled umplayer from another source
apt-cache policy umplayer ....from noobslab :) I'll fix the code.
for miro first do this:

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:pcf/miro-releases

I'll fix that one too

It looks like QMPlay2 is the best choice for that PC. You can lock widgets it will prevent then from moving. If you want to add YouTube video from browser copy the address from the browser and use  Ctrl+U and then change from direct address to YouTube and paste the address/URL.
SMPlayer is great. Too bad you have issues with that player.

Check my previous post again.

[bitsnpcs]

I must have pulled umplayer from another source
apt-cache policy umplayer ....from noobslab :) I'll fix the code.
for miro first do this:

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:pcf/miro-releases

I'll fix that one too

It looks like QMPlay2 is the best choice for that PC. You can lock widgets it will prevent then from moving. If you want to add YouTube video from browser copy the address from the browser and use  Ctrl+U and then change from direct address to YouTube and paste the address/URL.
SMPlayer is great. Too bad you have issues with that player.

Check my previous post again.

Hello misko_2083,

Thank You for editing the code, I have added this code and checked your previous post, I changed the info about Miro in my previous post.

Thank you for explaining the YouTube function it's really good as QMPlay2 remembers the url when closed and reopened. It's good to watch them using the url but to not have to watch the adverts.

umplayer had a different error I have now added this in the previous post.

I have been uninstalling using Synaptic, and then using the Terminal this way -

Code:

sudo apt-get autoremove

Is this okay, or do I need to add additional commands in the Terminal?

Thank You, you have solved it with QMPlay2  :)

[anon222]

Hi bitsnpcs,
You can remove those PPA's you don't need from the repository
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/ppa
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:noobslab/apps

then run this command:
sudo apt-get update
That with steam, might be a temporary error at the server. If you still have problems with that post it here.

[bitsnpcs]

Hello misko_2083,

Thank you for your help.
You were correct the Steam error was a temporary one and I have d/l and tried umplayer, I have edited the post above to show the results on this computer.

[galen]

I'm late to this topic,
but I've ran across this before,
my video card was not powered enough, make sure you have a good power cable to the video card

[bitsnpcs]

Hello galen,

thank you for your reply.
How do I check if the video card is powered enough and if I have a good power cable to to the video card please ?