Re: Need help with DivX XviD and mpeg etc

[Pasha <e97665728@xxxxxxx>]

Mostafa Z. Afgani wrote:

> Pasha wrote:
>
> > Coert W wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everybody!
> > >
> > > I use Fedora Core 3, and am quite happy with it.
> > > There are just a few things I noticed.
> > > Firstly, MP3 didnt work. I read why, and I fixed it.
> > >
> > > But, I cant play any divx or xvid or mpeg movies.
> > > Could someone tell me what I need to do to get that working?
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Coert
> > >
> > >  
> > Install any of the video players: mplayer, xine or vlc. They install 
> > automatically (through dependancies) all the needed codec libraries. 
> > You can get them from freshrpms or dag repositories.
> You might also want to grab the 'w32codec' package. It's available at 
> the ATrmps repository.
>
> Best,
> -M
You are right. It is not needed to play divx or xvid, but may be useful 
for playing formats that have no linux native codec, like wmv.