Slide Shows

[sladden]

Help Please !!!!!!!

A while ago, in vista, I created a slide-show CD of my grandson. Then gave the CD away.

The file I have in store is a VOB file.

I can play in vista on 'VLC Media Player'

I can convert it to AVI in vista on 'AVS Video Converter'.

But because I only have it on trial, it puts an icon in the middle of the screen.

In Mint-12 it tries to play the VOB file, but only produces the sound. - No Picture.

I haven't been able to find linux software that supports the VOB format, without using Wine.

Or linux software to convert VOB to AVI easily.

Can any-body help please?

[craisin]

You can install VLC in Mint12

[sladden]

Originally Posted by craisin

You can install VLC in Mint12

WoW !!!!!!!!!!

I had allready installed it through 'Software Manager', but it wouldn't work.

I just tried 'Synaptic Package Manager' and found 'vlc & vlc-nox' in there but needing updates. Trouble is they can't update. So NBG.

Then I saw 'vlc-data' un-installed. So I selected it and installed.

Now they still can't update. But. *********VLC Works Good************

Thankyou

[craisin]

I have been known to uninstall Banshee till I get VLC working right.
No need to reinstall Banshee it must come with the updates

[Jaytee]

I did not try this but winff may be worth a look.

[sladden]

I was running Mint12 through all that.
Although it is only just released.
I installed it, and was told to download 54 updates on the same day.
On day 2 I was told to download 356 updates.
On day 3 I was told to download 433 updates.
It downloaded OK but half way through the install. It made an error and packed up.
I tried a new update. It downloaded and installed 32 updates.
So I gave up and got on with slide-shows.
3hr later. It told me to download 243 updates. Half way through the install, it made an error and packed up.

I rebooted.
The screen opened up right. But, any software I opened would not go bigger than 1/4 screen.

I think it needs a bit more stability fixing.

I installed Xubuntu 11.04.

It installed VLC with no problems at all.

So far. Apart from Xubuntu's soft audio output problem - Through inbuilt speakers - (Headphones and Self-Powered-Speakers work fine).

What I want is there and, so far, all is very stable.