.MP4 Video Player or Plug-In for Puppy?

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hladik
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.MP4 Video Player or Plug-In for Puppy?

#1 Post by hladik »

I see where YouTube offers .mp4 versions of their video catalog for download. Does anyone know what app would work well to play them? I tried gXine but it was slower than molasses in January.

Thanks in advance.

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#2 Post by Makoto »

You might give VLC or mplayer a try. However, MP4s and MKVs tend to use h.264/AVC-encoded video quite often these days (I believe YouTube definitely does), and that tends to require a more recent or powerful system to play the video without lagging or skipping - even if you're not playing HD video.

If gXine isn't playing the videos without being slow, it's possible other programs/apps might have difficulty with it, as well.
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