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Splitting audio m4b file into separate files based on a cue file

Splitting audio m4b file into separate files based on a cue file How can I split an audio m4b into separate files using a cue file? Note: The m4b file has no chapters that's why I need to use the cue ...
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Devede not installable 22.04 LTS [duplicate]

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS had Devede installed and worked fine. Updated to 22.04 LTS and this, and other programs (e.g. Audacious) disappeared, either immediately, or subsequently. Cannot re-install. Tried ...
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H.264 (High 4:4:4 Profile) is not installed

I have recently installed Ubuntu 22.04. Many of videos are not playing. The error is "H.264 (High 4:4:4 Profile) decoder is required to play the file". I searched the Internet and found ...
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Why is ffmpeg and vlc able run RTSP stream but gstreamer is unable to?

When executing this command (gst-launch-1.0 rtspsrc location=rtsp://--- --gst-debug=3) I get this output: Image Not sure how to make sense of this because my RTSP stream is sending via TCP. Also, this ...
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VLC plays an mp4 but mpv doesn't

I have videos that I have ripped off a streaming site, the vast majority play with mpv. One or two, I get the error: [ffmpeg/demuxer] mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2: Invalid sample size -3 [ffmpeg/demuxer] ...
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Cannot play AVI video

I have an AVI video. I have tried it playing it with the standard Ubuntu "Video" application as well as VLC. It cannot be played. The video has no problems as it can be played no problem in ...
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Why can't receive rtp stream on Ubuntu?

I am streaming the desktop over rtp using ffmpeg from computer A. Here is my ffmpeg code: ffmpeg -f x11grab -framerate 25 -video_size 1920x1080 -i :1.0 -c:v libx264 -preset fast -pix_fmt bgr0 -b:v 3M -...
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vlc 3.0.11 is not working properly, video stuck

hp pavilion laptop, when I play a video on vlc media player video stuck specially when I try to forward or backward the video, while other media player like mpv media player working well.
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Very slow decode times with hevc with ffmpeg 4.1.4 on Ubuntu

I'm getting ridiculously slow decode times for iPhone hevc .MOV files. In VLC or ffplay, the video displays one frame every 10 seconds. Simply transcoding to h264 I get about 1.8 fps. I recall being ...
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How to reliably watch local 4k video at > 2x speed?

I'm using VLC ("VideoLAN") on Linux to play 4k video I have recorded. I'm trying to quickly review long segments so I want to play the video faster, at least 5x. But when I exceed 2.9x the video ...
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AV1 video from 9gag convert

Players can't play it, FFmpeg can't convert it VLC: Codec not supported: VLC could not decode the format "av01" (AOMedia's AV1 Video) Video: video/x-gst-fourcc-av01 decoder is requiered to play ...
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mp4 files get corrupted when transfering them to ubuntu 18.04

This seems like a weird issue, so I've transfered some mp4 files to Ubuntu via FTP and some of them seem to be broken, more specifically the header, I get this message when I try to play them with VLC:...
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unsupported codec: mp3

I've created a network with the mininet simulator on ubuntu 16.04lts. In this network, I want to transfer video between two hosts. I used vlc in my Sender host and I used ffmpeg in my Receiver host. ...
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E: Package 'libavcodec-extra-53' has no installation candidate [duplicate]

How can I install libavcodec-extra-53 on ubuntu 14.04? When I use the following command: root@sana:/home/sana/topology# sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra-53 I receive the following message: ...
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Video plays fine on VLC but black screen on Totem

I have created a video (with no audio track) by C++ code which plays fine on VLC but shows black screen (with the same duration) on Totem. What is wrong with the file? totem video0.mp4 --gst-debug-...
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viewing multicast mpeg ts streams in ubuntu 16.04 with either ffplay or vlc media player

I have been trying to view multicast streams as mentioned in the title above, but all efforts gone in vain. Initially i tried to view the streams by disabling ufw, assuming probably firewall might ...
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How to convert .ts file into a mainstream format losslessly?

I have a file that ends in .ts (e.g., here are the first 10 MB). I would like to convert it to a more main stream format (e.g., mp4, MPEG2-PS...), in a lossless way if possible (i.e., remuxing). I ...
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Hauppauge 610 Analog Video Capture Script or Command

I have Xubuntu 14.04. The camcorder I am using is the Sony CCD-TRV16 NTSC 180x Digital Zoom. I am using the Hauppauge 610 USB-Live 2 Analog Video Digitizer and Video Capture Device to convert 8mm ...
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Why video played by VLC media player are blurred compared to MPV media player?

Image 1 is VLC media player image and Image 2 is MPV media player image respectively. Details as follows: Video Details: Format: x264 1080p .mkv File size: 10.5 GB VLC media player version: ...
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How to merge multiple (more than two) videos on Ubuntu?

I want to merge videos in batch size of twenty (20) each. I'm running a Linux machine. The videos are in mp4 format and moderate quality. Some even have the audio stream missing. So far I've tried ...
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WMV files not playing anymore with VLC nor with Video application in 14.04

For an unknown reason, my WMV files are not played with VLC nor with Video application. VLC or Video application start but disappear instantly. All those WMV files were readable PERFECTLY via VLC ...
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VLC unable to play wmv

I recently installed ffmpeg on Ubuntu 14.04 to do some video editing because avconv didn't have some options that I wanted or knew about. After installing ffmpeg, VLC seems to be unable to play wmv ...
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VLC crashes on playing WMV after installing (and removing) FFmpeg

I have Xubuntu 14.04. I added the ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg repo and then installed ffmpeg and frei0r-plugins. After doing that VLC started crashing on playing WMV files. All WMV files cause it to ...
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Is it possible to have both libav and ffmpeg installed and running on ubuntu 14.04?

I want to use Clementine but it needs ffmpeg to be installed if I want to play .ape files from it. On the other way, I still want to have VLC up and running, and I understand that VLC does no longer ...
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mp4v and mp4a in Ubuntu VLC

In 13.10, I have this error in VLC: [0x7f529c0038a0] main decoder error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `mp4v'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. [0x7f529c004470] main ...
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Specify shared library location for VLC

I built (from source) a newer version of libavcodec.so, libavformat.so, etc. than provided by the Ubuntu repositories. (My newer versions are installed in /usr/local/lib). Using ldd /usr/bin/vlc to ...
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how to use ffmepg codecs on ubuntu

I want to play .wmv files on Ubuntu, but it seems these files are proprietary and are not playable under Windows. So downloaded the ffmpeg source code and compiled it. Now, ffmplay is able to play ....
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DVD Audio Playback Silent - how to find codec

I'm utterly baffled by this but I'm sure the fix must be simple - I can play DVDs fine on my ubuntu machine but I have just bought a new DVD and there is no sound. The sound works on all other DVDs I'...
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can someone tell me what this means and how do i fix it? [duplicate]

All i wanted to do was put vlc on my computer. This is turning into a real pain in the butt. I had to update and upgrade just to get the software centre to run, but when i try to install vlc i get the ...
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How to stream H264 Video from camera over FTP?

I bought a h264 security camera system last year and set it up to ftp video to my computer. I was able to get the video to play (even though it played a little fast) on Ubuntu 11.04 using mplayer. ...
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How to convert Windows/Mac operating systems created, MPG file to Linux compatible file?

I have one file Film.MPG. Which is 720P and 50 frames per second. When i play the file using gst-launch playbin uri=file:///tmp/final.mpg it does not work. But it works with Mplayer/VLC. I noticed ...
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