https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399942
Bug ID: 399942
Summary: Gwenview does not work with gstreamer
Product: gwenview
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: gwenview-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: cont...@clintmoyer.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Videos do not play with the Gstreamer Phonon backend. This is highly pronounced
for users NOT using KDE as their desktop environment. Gwenview only works with
the VLC backend for Phonon. Users not running KDE will not be able to switch
their Phonon backend, as they have no access to Kcontrol/Phonon settings panel.
Most operating systems offer the option between a Gstreamer or VLC backend for
Phonon (a QT based API). Most operating systems default to using gstreamer to
avoid proprietary codecs. Users who want to run Gwenview will have to first
remove phonon-qt5-gstreamer and then install phonon-qt5-vlc, before installing
Gwenview to use the right backend.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. If phonon-qt5-vlc exists on your machine, remove it
2. Install phonon-qt5-gstreamer
3. Install Gwenview
4. When running Gwenview, will not be able to load videos
OBSERVED RESULT
Videos not playing with the often standard Gstreamer backend for Phonon
EXPECTED RESULT
Videos should play
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