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Old 07-18-2008, 07:31 PM
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Default Can't watch .wmv files
When I attempt to load a WMV file with Totem I get this error message:

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The playback of this movie requires a Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer plugin which is not installed.
What is an ASF and where can I get one?
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What software are you trying to use?

Try VLC, it should be able to open them.
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VLC should and you can also try mplayer with the 'w32codec' packages. You can get those from pacman repos.
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You can also install the codecs manually (they are windows .dll drivers).
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And from where do you find those?

I use VLC on windows, it's simply great. I think it's still great on Linux.
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