Just installed 11.2 on a friend’s computer. Followed the restricted formats sticky as usual. When I play mpeg or avi files with Smplayer, mplayer, or vlc I get sparklies on the screen. Kaffeine/KDE3 and xine work just fine.
Anybody experienced this?
Never had this.
Why are you using old kde3 stuff?
Did you mean you followed this
Multi-media and Restricted Format Installation Guide - openSUSE Forums
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Because the kaffeine installed by the restricted formats method does not allow for audio equalization while the KDE3 version does.
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Yes I used the guide and did NOT use the one click install.
What output video mode do you have selected for each media player?
I’m not sure I understand the question. Do you mean the aspect ratio, or the full screen/smaller screen mode?
No I mean the output video mode. Look at the settings/preferences for vlc, smplayer, and xine (you need xine-ui installed to do that) and examine the video output mode.
Some examples - smplayer:
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vlc:
http://thumbnails12.imagebam.com/7998/f285bc79976124.gif](http://www.imagebam.com/image/f285bc79976124)
Also, we need to know the graphic hardware and what graphic driver you are using? You can learn about that here: openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users - openSUSE Forums The 2nd last post in that thread is an index into the remainder … (I’m going to fix that order of posts via a new post eventually).
Are special desktop effects enabled? If so, does this effect occur when special desktop effects are disabled?
Well, did I ever cook my goose! I decided to delete the problem players and start over again. I selected them for deletion with Yast and approved the list. I honestly cannot say what happened at that point, but it started the deletions and then the doorbell rang. By the time I got back Yast had deleted MUCH more than I anticipated, I saw Network Manager disappearing followed by Konsole. I aborted, but there was so much missing that I decided to re-install. The installation was problematic. Twice. The install disk md5sum had been verified earlier. The HD formatting took a very long time and would not finish. I went looking for a hardware problem. I found a loose SATA cable, replaced it and the next install succeeded. I am slowly replacing all my applications. I will try to retrace my steps after my frustration subsides.
In the meantime, thanks for all the suggestions. I will report on my progress later.