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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: Matroska video format
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On Sun, 22 May 2016 20:42:41 -0400, Baho Utot wrote:
> I would like to play a Matroskavisoe using vlc, Is this possible?
> 
> It starts to play but the picture goes in and out of grey

What is "it"? Which player (standalone program or embedded in web
browser as a plugin) are you using?

I've installed mplayer which plays video and audio in MKV format
just fine. Maybe you are missing a codec that is required (because
MKV basically is a containter format, like AVI, with video and
audio and maybe other data in a specific codec)...



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