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    DVDs play quietly

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Bog, Mar 12, 2007.

  1. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    After figuring out that I needed to install libdvdcss via Adept to enable Kaffeine to read encrypted DVDs, I popped in a LOTR disc and found that, during the battle for Helm's Deep, I could practically hear a pin drop. This issue is restricted only to DVDs.

    Help please? :eek:

    PS; audio and video is also out of sync, albeit not badly.
     
    Bog, Mar 12, 2007
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  2. Airman

    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

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    I'm not exactly sure what you are saying there :?
     
    Airman, Mar 12, 2007
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  3. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    IIRC, Kaffeine uses the xine library for DVD playback. This entry in the libxine FAQ may help. Can't give you a specific fix since I'm a Gnome user.

    No Airman, you don't know what he's saying.
     
    TedJ, Mar 12, 2007
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  4. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    I don't understand the bc135's question, but I would suggest using totem-xine instead of totem-gstreamer as Ubuntu has installed by default. Gstreamer is terrible and doesn't do anything worthwhile (why does it even exist!?)

    I know that's a bit of random help, but I hope it solves whatever problem you have. You seem to be on the right track installing the libdvdcss codecs yourself.
     
    Gautam, Mar 13, 2007
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    My apologies for not making the problem clear; DVD audio is very quiet, even when I crank up the volume to the max. Also, the audio and video is out of sync, in that you hear an actor saying something, and then you see their lips move.

    I'm running Kubuntu 6.10 w/ Beryl.
     
    Bog, Mar 13, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Interesting... I've never had that problem. You might consider turning off the KDE sound system, and playing it again.
     
    Pitabred, Mar 13, 2007
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  7. jeffsmythe

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    bc135: Assuming you're running ALSA as your sound drivers, try running 'alsamixer'. You may have one of your mixer 'volume knobs' turned down low that is only affecting DVD playback. Worth a shot anyway.
     
    jeffsmythe, Mar 13, 2007
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  8. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Play around with all your audio volume bars. The 'master' volume doesn't really act as a master...I can't speak for various soundcards, so you just need to crank all your options really high and find out.
     
    Gautam, Mar 13, 2007
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  9. noahsark

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    I second checking out the mixer settings for alsa. As for the sync problem, have you tried playing the movie with beryl turned off? I know that beryl slows all things graphical on my desktop, which has a 128MB GF4 card in it.

    My laptop has no problems playing dvds, and it's old (see sig). I also use xine as the backend for kaffeine. You also might try mplayer and see if it does any better.
     
    noahsark, Mar 14, 2007
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