From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAK2H+ed8Co0zKhtFz6dPx6W7TS_274MBaEwOE0dvBJ5ePsZZuA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAK2H+eetgbjYOmYhr1by4zpV+m85w2YV6kjBuM7=u1UMOD0XcQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Mark Knecht wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Howdy,
> > >>
> > >> I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I
> > >> had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players.
> > > Convert them using handbrake. Probably saves you a bunch of disk space also
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > I thought about that. Thing is, if the people creating these videos is
> > using this new method, I'll have to convert those newer ones in the
> > future as well. At some point, I'll be having to convert a lot of them
> > which is time consuming and somewhat annoying. I don't mind the file
> > size to much, just want to be able to watch them, even newer ones.
> >
> > I might add, eventually I'll need to upgrade to these versions anyway.
> > I could end up with the same problem if it is something I did wrong, bad
> > USE flag or something. Best way, fix it so it works. Then maybe not
> > have problems for a long while. :-D
> >
>
> I suppose, but 7GB files ripped from DVDs vs 400MB m4v for me
> is a no brainer. Matroska is mostly to get multiple video, audio
> and subtitle files into a single container. If you care about keeping
> Serbian audio and Turkish subtitles, then by all means keep the
> mkv and find a player that gives you all that control.
>
> Best wishes,
> Mark
ChatGPT tells me this, but I have medium confidence
Are there any Linux media players that will play Matroska files?
Yes, there are several Linux media players that can play Matroska
(MKV) files! Here are a few popular options:
VLC Media Player: VLC is a versatile and widely-used media player that
supports a vast range of audio and video formats, including MKV. It's
available for most Linux distributions and can be easily installed
using package managers1.
SMPlayer: Based on MPlayer, SMPlayer supports all major video formats,
including MKV. It also offers features like YouTube video playback
without ads and subtitle integration2.
Haruna Video Player: This Qt-based video player supports MKV and
offers features like YouTube-dl support, playback speed control, and
hardware decoding.
GNOME Videos (Totem): The default video player for GNOME desktop
environments, Totem supports MKV and other major file formats.
MPV: A lightweight and high-performance media player that supports MKV
and many other formats. It's known for its simplicity and efficiency.
Would you like more information on how to install any of these players?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-02-20 18:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-02-20 18:00 [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build Dale
2025-02-20 18:14 ` Mark Knecht
2025-02-20 18:23 ` Dale
2025-02-20 18:35 ` Mark Knecht
2025-02-20 18:38 ` Mark Knecht [this message]
2025-02-20 19:06 ` Dale
2025-02-20 21:35 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2025-02-20 18:59 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-20 23:15 ` [gentoo-user] " Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-20 21:42 ` Michael Cook
2025-02-20 22:03 ` Dale
2025-02-20 23:36 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2025-02-21 0:05 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-21 8:06 ` Dale
2025-02-21 14:54 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-21 15:38 ` Dale
2025-02-21 23:59 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-22 13:35 ` Dale
2025-02-22 22:42 ` Dale
2025-02-23 1:34 ` David M. Fellows
2025-02-23 7:53 ` Dale
2025-02-23 8:23 ` Michael
2025-02-23 10:21 ` Dale
2025-02-23 12:54 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-23 18:46 ` Michael
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