[SOLVED] Parole doesn't play anything!!

geodoo · 05-12-2014, 11:28 AM

I have a problem with Parole media player... It doesn't seem to play neither .avi nor .mp3 nor .ogg, nothing!!

It gives me: "Could not initialize Xv output"

selkfoster · 05-12-2014, 02:34 PM

Have you tried with xine, exaile, or command-line tools (such as mpg123, ogg123)?.

Dragora does not include xv (xv is non-free). "xv is shareware for personal use only", see http://www.trilon.com/xv/pricing.html

kelsoo · 05-13-2014, 02:59 PM

If you installed ffmpeg try ffplay.

geodoo · 05-16-2014, 02:49 PM

Hurrayyyy!!! Xine rocks!! How didn't I see that coming?

frusen · 05-17-2014, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by selkfoster

Dragora does not include xv (xv is non-free). "xv is shareware for personal use only", see http://www.trilon.com/xv/pricing.html

I think he is talking about XVideo. What you has linked to is an interactive image manipulation program according to http://www.trilon.com/xv/whatisxv.html.

Edit: I'm able to play videos in Parole. Try running `xvinfo` and pastebin the output. You can also try to disable Xv with `parole --xv false`.

geodoo · 05-18-2014, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frusen

I think he is talking about XVideo. What you has linked to is an interactive image manipulation program according to http://www.trilon.com/xv/whatisxv.html.

Edit: I'm able to play videos in Parole. Try running `xvinfo` and pastebin the output. You can also try to disable Xv with `parole --xv false`.

Code:

X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
 no adaptors present

Oh!!! parole --xv false worked too... That's a great tip!! Thanks a lot frusen!!

selkfoster · 05-18-2014, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frusen

I think he is talking about XVideo. What you has linked to is an interactive image manipulation program according to http://www.trilon.com/xv/whatisxv.html.

Edit: I'm able to play videos in Parole. Try running `xvinfo` and pastebin the output. You can also try to disable Xv with `parole --xv false`.

Correct, through libXv. It is a bit confusing.