Movie Player requires additional plugins to decode this file

Question

I'm using RHEL 6 . I'm unable to play the video using Movie Player. It shows an error, Movie Player requires additional plugins to decode this file. The following plugins are required : MPEG-4-AAC decoder and H.264 decoder. But RHEL asking for a subscription. How to solve this problem or Suggest me any alternate softwares to install ?

Solution

I solved the problem by installing the RPM Fusion repo and then yum install gstreamer-ffmpeg

Comments

[user2914606]

Red Hat is a subscription-based, paid enterprise distribution. if you don't like it, get CentOS.

[slm]

I'd second strugee's advice, given this issue plus your earlier Q about LibreOffice, you should probably be looking to CentOS instead of RHEL.

[the_previ]

yes, I need CentOS @slm

[dg99]

Consider using mplayer, available at www.mplayerhq.hu. It comes with most codecs as part of its installation. There's even pre-built RPMs for RHEL in the "download" section.

[the_previ]

No package gstreamer-ffmpeg available. Error: Nothing to do

[Joril]

Did you enable the "nonfree" repository by chance? The package is inside the "free" one. download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/updates/6/x86_64/repoview/…

[user]

Hi Leslie Satenstein. How did you do that? What made you choose those particular pieces of software? You should edit your answer to provide more details; otherwise, it may be at risk of being deleted as low quality. Answers that give the why and the how are much more useful not only to the person originally asking the question (in this case two and a half years ago) but also to people who might come across this question in the years to come. See How do I write a good answer? in our site's help center for some further hints.

[Guy]

How would you be able to use centOS packages, for example? Can it cause any problems mixing and matching?