Video codec for making home videos smaller?

Complete video beginner here. I have a bunch of old videos in multiple formats and codecs – like birthday videos, undergrad random captures etc. There is a large number of files that amount to ~25GB in total – all 720p or lesser likely 480p. I would like to make them smaller with minimal loss in … Read more

Which video player should I use? [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question Which video player should I use?. I watch 1080p x264 MKV (public HD), 1080p(yify)…. all tipes … Read more

How to get DivX videos to play in Chrome?

After hunting quite a bit and installing various codecs / packages, I’ve failed to find a way to get DivX videos to play in Chrome. Any pointers? Ubuntu 14.10 utopic x64 Chrome 40.0.2214.38 (beta) Answer Xvid is a H.263 compatible format. DivX is a company name and a trademark, but not a particular codec. Initially … Read more

mplayer error: “Cannot find codec for audio format 0x55” [closed]

This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet. For help making this question more broadly applicable, visit the help center. Closed 9 years … Read more

How do I install these libraries/codecs for Matlab?

I just installed matlab on my computer, seemingly successfully, but I’ve been trying to run a program, and I’m getting the following error: >> reproduceResults Warning: Directory already exists. > In reproduceResults at 14 Processing ./data/baby.mp4 Error using VideoReader/init (line 429) The file requires the following codec(s) to be installed on your system: video/x-h264 Error … Read more

How to install all existing media codecs?

How to install all possible media codecs from console? Is there a way to load and save them for some cases without Internet connection? Thanks in Advance! Answer UPDATE: 2017-Jan For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 16.10 (12.04 or later) update the repos: sudo apt-get update install CURL tool sudo apt-get install curl load VideoLAN repository … Read more

MP4 problems after installing ubuntu-restricted-extras

After installing ubuntu-restricted-extras on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop, I can play MP3 but not MP4 in both Firefox 82.0.3 (64 bit) and VLC 3.0.9.2. Ubuntu is running as a guest in VirtualBox on a Windows 10 host. When I play an MP3 in FF and VLC, there is no issue. Sounds good. When I try … Read more

Broken RMVB file not allows to use progress bar in “Movie Player”

I am able to open broken RMVB file in “Movie Player”, but I’m not able to use progress bar (eg. to skip intro of movie or jump to specific scene etc). I would like to avoid installing mplayer. Is there a quick way to install better codecs for RMVB format for “Movie Player”? [I have … Read more