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skip function erratic

Asked by music54flute

I am a newbie to Ubuntu, latest version.
This happens especially in .mpg/.mpeg videos, not so much in others. I try to skip forward with the left/right arrow buttons, maybe shift+arrow, but usually does not skip forward in the right direction. Instead of going forward, it skips in reverse. For a brief second, the timer shows a forward time, but then it goes in reverse. Would anyone have an explanation for this? I know pressing arrow (in either direction) skips 1 minute, shift+arrow 15 seconds, ctrl+arrow 10 minutes, but they all act sporadic, if at all. Even clicking with the mouse and moving the place-marker to any time doesn't bring the video to that time, but a seemingly random place. Could it also be a problem that i mostly watch downloaded movies?
Thank you so much for all your help.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello

Its a known bug in ubuntu ref:

https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/33325

Meanwhile try out VLC media player

It works fine with VLC media player..

To install VLC media player in ubuntu,

you need to have extra repositories enabled..
To enable all the software repositories do ref this link..

http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=2794

after getting all the required repositories enabled

Type the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

sudo aptitude install vlc

More info:

http://www.videolan.org/doc/

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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