You can
get xine from xine.sourceforge.net or from software repositories associated with your Linux
distribution.
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You can start the xine player by typing xine& from a Terminal window. Figure 20-9 shows an
example of the xine video player window and controls.
FIGURE 20-9
Play video CDs, MP3s, QuickTime, and other video formats with xine.
When you try to install xine, it tells you if you need any additional packages. If your
xine player fails to start, see the ???xine Tips??? section later in this chapter.
xine supports a bunch of video and audio formats, including:
MPEG (1, 2, and 4)
QuickTime (see ???xine Tips??? if your QuickTime content won??™t play)
WMV
DVDs, CDs, and VCDs
Motion JPEG
MPEG audio (MP3)
AC3 and Dolby Digital audio
DTS audio
Ogg Vorbis audio
xine understands different file formats that represent a combination of audio and video, including
.mpg (MPEG program streams), .ts (MPEG transport streams), .mpv (raw MPEG audio/video
streams), .avi (MS AVI format), and .asf (Advanced Systems Format). While xine can play
video CDs and DVDs, it can??™t play encrypted DVDs or the Video-on-CD hybrid format (because of
legal issues mentioned earlier related to decrypting DVDs).
NOTE
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Using xine
With xine started, right-click in the xine window to see the controls.
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