Unable to play MP4 files

Hello,

I've recently install the OS package Ubuntu Studio 12.04 armHF on my Udoo Quad. As this is a multimedia centric package (at least by name), I was hoping to be able to play MP4 files right away. But it does not seem to work.

I have a few MP4 files on the sdcard, as well as on the SATA attached disk. I try to play the files using the Move Player app and I only get a black window - nothing seems to happen. I notice totem in the top output running, but it shows very low CPU utilization...

I've install the following additional packages in the hope that it would help...but so far still no luck. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Code:

ubuntu@udoo-studio-hfp:/var/log$ tail dpkg.log
2014-02-10 15:35:35 status unpacked ubuntu-restricted-extras 57
2014-02-10 15:35:35 status half-configured ubuntu-restricted-extras 57
2014-02-10 15:35:36 status installed ubuntu-restricted-extras 57
2014-02-10 15:35:36 configure unrar 1:4.0.3-1 <none>
2014-02-10 15:35:36 status unpacked unrar 1:4.0.3-1
2014-02-10 15:35:36 status half-configured unrar 1:4.0.3-1
2014-02-10 15:35:38 status installed unrar 1:4.0.3-1
2014-02-10 15:35:38 trigproc libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10 <none>
2014-02-10 15:35:38 status half-configured libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10
2014-02-10 15:35:40 status installed libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10

 

Have you tried to open the file from inside Movie Player?

 

Yes, I've tried that and it does not seem to work. I did the following:

1. Start Movie Player
2. File -> Open - select small size .MP4 video file (1 minute clip)
3. Click play

I see on the bottom of the player window it indicates "Playing 0:00 (Streaming)", but nothing else. The window of movie player remains black.

Note that I can play the same .MP4 file if I use "gplay filename.MP4" (gstreamer) from the command line.

Not sure if this is an issue with the setup of the Movie Player at this stage? Any thoughts welcome.

 

Not sure - have you tried removing movie player and reinstalling it? Maybe there was a problem in the image file.

Also make sure to go to the terminal and:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Other than that, maybe try a different media player.