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Quicktime Under Linux With MPlayer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wouldn't-it-be-nice dept.

Sark writes: "The latest version of the controversial MPlayer program for Linux supports Quicktime .mov files with the latest codecs. Apart from the closed source program Crossover, this is the first open source program that seems to work. Check out the Mplayer homepage for more info." According to formats page, Sorenson Quicktime is still not gonna happen any time soon.

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  3. Re:MPlayer + Quicktime = schweeetttt by RangerBob · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh please, enough with the fear mongering about 2.96. Yeah, it caused problems in the beginning, but there have been updates you know. Everything I do is in C++, and I've not had a single issue with 2.96. We do things from simple file conversions programs to large distributed processing systems, and we have ZERO difficulties. And yes, this includes anything from the STL to simple inheritance. We also build the kernel on the cluster each time it comes out with 2.96 and have ZERO problems there.

    One of the biggest problems you'll find with 2.96/3.0+ is that a lot of crap C++ code won't build anymore. There was also code that quit building between 2.72 and when the egcs group decided to make a more standards compliant compiler. But, surely it's not due to crap code or anything. If people want things to build right, read the standards and UNDERSTAND them. If you don't really know what you're doing when you write code, then don't complain when a compiler tells you that you're wrong. And yes, people can point to Bugzilla reports that show there are problems, but I can also point to how those problems have been fixed and point to a ton of Usenet/Bugzilla reports that were due to user error and not the compiler. Facts are great things, especially when checked :)

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