On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 5:43 AM, David King <linux...@avoura.com> wrote:
> I am having a problem with getting sound from videos. It used to work > just fine, no problem, regardless of video format/codecs. > > But since the last few days, when I play a video in the default video > player in Ubuntu Studio 14.04 there is no sound. Same goes for using VLC > and Xine. However, if I play it in UMPlayer, the sound works. Sound in > other applications, e.g. playing a video in Firefox, works perfectly, or > playing music in Rhythmbox, so I know my sound system is functioning. But > no more sound in some video playback, so what could cause that and how > would I fix that? > > I am wondering if a recent update might have caused this. > > are you using any PPAs? if its just one isolated player that is not playing the files, i would either remove/rename the config file for the application in my users /home, or test playing a file with the application as another user or the guest user. this will tell you if its a problem with the actual application, or the config file for the application in your users /home. if you find you have a bug, you can use https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs what i like to do is lay out the *exact* circumstances for the issue, as well as, in your case, sharing a common file that is not playing for you so that another user, such as myself, can test and try and replicate the issue. keep in mind, if you are using PPA's, make sure the files that are being used are ubuntu files/applications and not files from the PPA's.. if you use PPA's, you will report issues/bugs with those files/applications provided by the PPA's with the PPA maintainers.. good luck and let us know what you figure out.. > > David King > > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > -- MH likethecow.com
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