[NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu and Media!!

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lonestar17 wrote:
> Hi- All,
>    I'm having trouble getting Ubuntu 8.04 and podcasts..Works fine where
> flash/ogg is used, but playing certain podcasts where subscriptions are
> required - NOTHING works, no player I've tried...VLC-UBUNTU
> NATIVE-BANSHEE, ETC.	
>    >
> http://www.premiereinteractive.com/cgi-bin/stream.cgi?stream=shows/COASTWIN20081021&site=coast&token=caCajadcZakdnbjc9cgdYdsdmaQbWdLcRdP-bjaoLb-ezq-HAqxBjm&type=win_show&clips=&v=&start=&stop=&RL=
>
>
>    This is the URL in question.  It represents the 3 hr. program....It 
> plays great in media player 11 (MS)...I can move forward/backward to 
> skip commercials...The main website is coasttocoastam.com.
>    Nothing in ubuntu will play this program??  VLC is the closest but, 
> it won't play beyond the initial segment!!!!GGRRRRR!!!!
>    I've even tried wine and MS player 10 - which wine suggests - won't 
> even install!  Internal error.
>    Something must be turned off or needs changing to operate correctly, 
> in ubuntu?  But what?  All the forums at ubuntu have NO idea what I'm 
> talking about????? They can't replicate the problem since you must 
> subscribe to do that....
>    There must be someone in this LUG area that listens to C2C and 
> subscribes to "streamlink" and is running ubuntu???  I hope?
>    Thanks for suggestions.
>    John in Dallas.
>
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I am running Ubuntu 7.10 and the link opens and plays in Firefox but I 
am not sure what plugin it is using.
I opened it in Kaffiene and it played and went to the next segment but 
had to buffer and I don't have forward/backward control.
Maybe a codec problem?

HTH
Bradley