Black screen when playing movie player

Have you tried other players?
Have you installed ubuntu-restricted-extras?
What format are the files in?

Could you try VLC player.

Hallo delance???
I have Movie Player; VLC Media Player; Adobe Flash Player Plugin 10; G
Streamer extra plug-in installed.
I have noticed that you get about half a second of picture before the screen
goes black, but the time bar continues to traverse across the page.
I tried a CD which played up on the PC with Ubuntu in my Laptop which has XP
and it worked OK there. That has Windows Media Player and Real Player on it.
I'm beginning to wish I hadn't touch my 10.4 version.

Thanks for your help anyway.
Reg Butler.

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Your question #181926 on totem in Ubuntu changed:
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delance posted a new comment:
Could you try VLC player.

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What windows does is of zero value, it is a completely different OS with different support and applications.

Hallo,
I know it is a different system but what I an saying is that Windows works
and Ubuntu doesn't so I am scrapping Ubuntu as its useless.
Thanks anyway
Reg Butler.

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What windows does is of zero value, it is a completely different OS with
different support and applications.

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