Movie Player Won't Work

By default, Ubuntu does not include the required codecs and libraries to watcu DVDs and some other video formats due to legal issues in some countries. You can add DVD playback support following the guides here:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Jaunty#Multimedia_Applications
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Just tried it, but to no avail.

Please take a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs

Have you try smplayer? it's great, try it ...

Working all the way through the Medibuntu link should sort most of your multimedia apps. You might also need to go up to the top tasdkbar and click on

Applications - Accessories - Terminal

and into the terminal/command window/console enter

gstreamer-properties

Click on the Video tab and change the top item "Output" from "Auto" to " ... (no Xv)"
Good luck and i hope this helps.
Regards from
Tom :)

Tried it Tom, but it didn't help.

I installed SMPLAYER, it is difficult to configure, but it works.

Thanks,

I'll also recommend xine or vlc, both are much better than totem.

sudo apt-get install vlc xine-ui

Thanks Guillermo!

I downloaded both SMPLAYER and vlc and they can not play DVD's either. Any more suggestions?

Play mp3 and dvd under Ubuntu install skype googleearth acroread and other stuffs using Medibuntu

First please install https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

You need to have extra repositories enabled..

Please first enable the universe and multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]

enable "Community-maintained Open Source software ( universe )"
enable "Proprietary drivers for devices ( restricted )"
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"

Close and confirm the repository reload.

Type the following command in a terminal (applications → accessories → terminal)

sudo aptitude install vlc smplayer mplayer

To get better dvd playback and optional packages here the medibuntu available software list http://packages.medibuntu.org/
you need to add the medibuntu http://www.medibuntu.org/ repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
( here the medibuntu howto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu but see below )

In short please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type or copy and paste:

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/`lsb_release -cs`.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list; sudo apt-get -q update; sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring; sudo apt-get -q update

-- give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter

Now to install, type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras libxine1-ffmpeg
sudo aptitude install libdvdread3 libdvdnav4 libdvdcss2 regionset gnome-mplayer
sudo aptitude install non-free-codecs w32codecs
sudo aptitude install gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
sudo aptitude install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

You can also install other Medibuntu repository provided optional software http://packages.medibuntu.org/ :

sudo apt-get install skype
sudo apt-get install googleearth
sudo apt-get install acroread

Hope this helps

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Install Acrobat reader and other stuffs using Medibuntu

Here the medibuntu available software list http://packages.medibuntu.org/
you need to add the medibuntu http://www.medibuntu.org/ repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
( here the medibuntu howto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu but see below )

In short open a terminal (applications → accessories → terminal): type or better copy and paste the rows, below, one row a time then press enter:
(when the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

ubu_codename=$(sudo lsb_release -c | cut -d: -f 2 | sed 's/^[ \t]*//;s/[ \t]*$//')

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$ubu_codename.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get update

Confirm you trust Medibuntu repository type Y and press enter

Now to install Acrobat reader, type:

sudo apt-get install acroread

Hope this helps

 marcobra,

I did this step by step but it is still not paying the DVD's. I am still getting the error messages on all the players. Any more suggestions?

Go to add/Remove software and install the VLC media player.

Your problem should be solved then.

I already have that installed. Then when I try and open a disc it gives me some window to choose DVD, device name, title, chapter, subtitles track, audio track and advanced options. Not sure what to do with all that.

In VLC you can click ¨open¨

There you can put in a location. Use the ¨Open Disk¨ option. Give your DVD player name and your DVD should start in the Menu.

Works for me.

Rob

Hope you can finaly view the DVD now.