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Transmageddon 1.0, Snappy Player 1.0 Available In PPA [Ubuntu 14.04]

| Date: April 02, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: gstreamer, linux, snappy, transcoder, transmageddon, ubuntu, video, video player

Quick update for Ubuntu 14.04 users: Transmageddon 1.0 and Snappy 1.0, both released recently, are available in the main WebUpd8 PPA.

Get Firefox And Phonon-GStreamer To Support H.264 In Ubuntu 14.04 [Updated]

| Date: March 27, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: firefox, fix, gstreamer, kde, linux, tips n tricks, ubuntu

The FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer 0.10 is not available in the official Ubuntu 14.04 repositories and because of this, Firefox doesn't support the H.264 codec.

Furthermore, without the FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer 0.10 package, KDE apps can't play H.264 videos in Kubuntu 14.04 if they use the GStreamer backend. Another issue with this is that Amarok can't play WMA files. There might also be other affected applications.

Fix MP4 Playback In Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10 [Gstreamer Bug Affecting Totem, Minitube, Etc.]

| Date: June 29, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: fix, gstreamer, linux, mp4, ubuntu, video

mp4 playback gstreamer

There's a GStreamer bug (in the gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad package) in the latest Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and other possibly distros that breaks MPEG4 (.mp4) playback for applications such as Totem, Minitube and others.

Luckily, there's a work-around for getting MP4 playback working (tested under Ubuntu 12.04) - renaming the "libgstvideoparsersbad.so" file:

How To Get WebM Support In Epiphany Web Browser

| Date: June 01, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: codecs, epiphany, gstreamer, linux, ubuntu, webm

epiphany webm

Epiphany web browser is probably the only browser which doesn't need an update to be able to display WebM videos.

You do need however an updated Gstreamer which Ubuntu users can install from the Gstreamer devs PPA:

Gnome Media Player Added To The Official Ubuntu 10.10 Repositories

| Date: May 18, 2010 | View Comments | Tags: 10.10, gstreamer, linux, media player, ubuntu, vlc, xine

gnome media player ubuntu screenshot

GNOME Media Player supports the VLC, Xine and Gstreamer engines for playing media. It also has the ability to switch between the engines, and an engine auto select mode which automatically selects the best engine for playing a particular type of file.

Easy To Use Gnome Audio Conversion Application Based on GStreamer: Gnac

| Date: August 07, 2009 | View Comments | Tags: audio, gstreamer, linux, software, ubuntu

gnac linux

[Linux only] Gnac is an easy to use audio conversion program for the Gnome desktop. It is designed to be powerful but simple! It provides easy audio files conversion between all GStreamer supported audio formats.

To install Gnac in Ubuntu, you can add the following Launchpad PPA repository:

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnac-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
And the GPG key:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 10394F73
And then:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnac

Or you can just download the .deb package:

gnac_0.2.1-0~ppa1_amd64.deb

gnac_0.2.1-0~ppa1_i386.deb

For other Linux distributions, see Gnac download page.

Please note: To enable MP3 encoding, you need to install GStreamer! If you do not have GStreamer installed, follow the instructions specific to your distribution:
  • Ubuntu: Simply click here.
  • Debian: Add the debian-multimedia repository. Then, install the gstreamer0.10-lame package.
  • Fedora: Add the livna repository. Then, install the gstreamer-plugins-ugly package.
  • Gentoo: emerge gst-plugins-lame.
  • Mandriva: Add the PLF repository. Then, install the gstreamer0.10-lame package.
  • Suse: Add the packman repository. Then, install the gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly package.



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