Ubuntu can't play MKV files?

[theophile]

Heh, well this is a first degree fiasco now, isn't it?

Try grabbing the Flight Sim demo video here:

http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WVC1/

and see if it will play. If not, then the problem is with mplayer, your video setup, or both. If it does play... well let's cross that bridge if we come to it!

[xchema]

If you are trying to play a wvc1 mkv use

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-demuxer lavf

parameter with mplayer, that should work. If this don't work you need to tell the order of codecs to use. Here is my mplayer parameters (note I'm using Nvidia VDPAU, not valid for ati)

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-vo vdpau -vc ffmpeg12vdpau,ffwmv3vdpau,ffvc1vdpau,ffh264vdpau, -demuxer lavf -channels 6 -af volnorm

It's a problem with the default demuxer, not an MakeMKV problem.
By the way VDPAU is incredible, very low cpu usage with a simply nvidia 8400 and total smooth video.

[xchema]

Try vlc I think that mkv is a format that vlc loves , also latest divx player should render mkv files fine , but vlc is the best solution , in case all fail try power dvd works wonders with any kind of video but subtitles are its Achilles' heel , newest version supposed to be better but still sux

He is talking about ubuntu, not windows, I think you're on wrong forum

[xchema]

Again, please read the post and the forum you are reading, this is LINUX not Windows.