Media files

New_User_X · #1 (**permalink**) 09-Jul-2009, 02:10

Good morning,
I am moving from winxp to suse, trial period so far.
I have a movies directory stored on winxp partition, avi files.
How can I get them available on my suse ?
Can anyone advice a good idea ?
Many thanks in advance

deano_ferrari · #2 (**permalink**) 09-Jul-2009, 02:25

You can access your windows NTFS partition with the help of

YaST > System > Partitioner

Use it to identify and edit /etc/fstab so that your windows partition is mounted with user r/w access at boot time (if not already). If you need further help on this, have a read of this guide:

http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susentfs.html

Then make sure you have added support for the proprietary multimedia codecs:

Restricted Formats - openSUSE-Community

New_User_X · #3 (**permalink**) 09-Jul-2009, 06:37

Hello,
Yessss !
I got them now available under linux.
Many thanks

New_User_X · #4 (**permalink**) 09-Jul-2009, 15:59

Keeping on trying my videos and films with the correct repository VLC package software, I note that the audio is interrupted every 1 or 2 seconds, like a vinyl disc shacked or a car cd player reading along a bad road...
Audio of every kind is the same.
In addition, vlc can't read a music cd. Doesn't recognise the cd players.

I think I am facing the licence free world with the fee licence world ...
Can anyone light this shade ?
Many thanks in advance

deano_ferrari · #5 (**permalink**) 09-Jul-2009, 17:05

I'm no guru on this subject, however there are other media players available and worth trying. Check this out:

Restricted Formats/11.1 - openSUSE-Community

If you still have problems with audio, I would have a read of this guide first, and start a new thread with descriptive title if you can't fix it.

deano_ferrari · #6 (**permalink**) 09-Jul-2009, 17:34

Oops, forgot I gave you the first link already. Thats what comes of trying to multitask

Anyway, I would try Kaffeine (Packman version) and Mplayer as alternatives. Another guide here.

New_User_X · #7 (**permalink**) 10-Jul-2009, 12:10

Hello again,
I tried other players, banshee for instance.
Result is the same, for an easy mp3

The points is not about the player but somewhere else.
Any idea ?

Thank you so far

buckesfeld · #8 (**permalink**) 11-Jul-2009, 11:42

* New User X,

does it make a difference when you copy one of the avi files to a linux partition, e.g. your home directory?

Uwe

New_User_X · #9 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2009, 04:37

Good Morning Uwe,
No change at all.

Thanks

buckesfeld · #10 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2009, 04:59

* New User X,

then it is probably a codec issue. Please install MPlayer and the w32codec package from the Packman repository. MPlayer should then be able to play the files.

Uwe

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