Movie Playback

• There are several movie players available for Linux. Two of the more popular are

  • mplayer - http://mplayerhq.hu
    • Plays back most video formats, comes with a huge number of codecs. Can play DVD, VCD, [SX]VCD, MOV, MP3 AVI/DivX, MPEG, Windows Media and more.
    • gtk, kde, command line front ends.
  • Xine - http://www.xinehq.de
    • Playback includes CD audio, DVDs, VCD, AVI, MOV and more, plus streaming formats.
    • Built-in front-end.

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