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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 22:48:23 -0500
From: Nathan Ahlstrom <nrahlstr@winternet.com>
To: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
Cc: Nathan Ahlstrom <nrahlstr@winternet.com>,
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Subject: Re: viewing .AVI files?
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David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> Nathan Ahlstrom writes:
> > David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net> wrote:
> > > Somebody sent me an .AVI file. First search thru /usr/ports failed to 
> > > locate something to view it.
> > > 
> > > % cd /usr/ports
> > > % find . -name DESC -exec grep -il avi "{}" \;
> > > 
> > > This found too many things, incorrectly:
> > > % make search key=avi
> > > 
> > > Any way to view such a file on FreeBSD?
> > 
> > You might try Xanim.  /usr/ports/graphics/xanim.
> 
> Well, it was worth a try:
> 
> nospam: {1139} xanim *.avi &
> [4] 72396
> nospam: {1140} XAnim Rev 2.80.0 by Mark Podlipec Copyright (C) 1991-1999. 
> All Rights Reserved
> AVI Video Codec: Intel Indeo R3.2 is unsupported by this executable.(E18)
>       Please see the file "indeo.readme".
>   AVI Notice: No supported Video frames - treating as audio only file
> 
> [4]    Done                          xanim *.avi
> nospam: {1140}


Darn!  Is that the latest xanim?

Nathan

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