KPhotoAlbum Video Support: Difference between revisions

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KPhotoAlbum has support for categorizing videos along with its usual support for categorizing images. Getting KPhotoAlbum to show thumbnails for videos and actually showing the videos can be tricky. This page will give you some hints. For sound, KPhotoAlbum uses Phonon. It is possible to change the Phonon backend, but it is usually better to stick with the backend that your distro has configured.

Building Thumbnail Support

KDE has packages for generating the thumbnails for videos. If the correct packages are installed then you should see the thumbnails. KPhotoAlbum uses mplayerthumbs, so you must have this package installed.

Note

The entry for your distribution may be considerably out of date. If you are able to add newer information that is a great help to other users.

Below is a list of packages required for different distributions:

Kubuntu/Ubuntu:

Note

Ubuntu is a Debian which has been slightly modified (apt-get for example, is the killer-app coming from Debian). So maybe try the Debian advice below if you can't see videos on your system.

In Ubuntu 10.04 the package phonon-backend-xine along with libxine1-all-plugins appears to be working.

With Ubuntu 10.10 it is worth trying phonon-backend-gstreamer if the video is not good.

Naturally appropriate codecs must also be installed.

Debian:

Required:

libarts1-xine
kmplayer-plugin

Showing Videos

KPhotoAlbum will show the videos in the viewer if the right support packages are installed (Again KPhotoAlbum doesn't do the real work of showing the videos, but relies on the KDE subsystem to do so). Below you can see which package are needed for your system:

(K)Ubuntu

See Setting up Restricted formats

Still Doesn't Play Videos?

If you believe you have all the right packages installed, and it still doesn't play videos, then it is time to check your KDE configuration.

Open up Konqueror, choose Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> File Associations tab. Open up the Video branch, and choose the item you can't get working (e.g mpeg). The screen now shows a tab widget for configuring that item. First check that the extension you have in mind is listed in the Filename Patterns.

Next choose the Embedding tab, and check that it shows any services in the "Service Preference Order" listbox.

What Do the Errors Really Mean?

One way to get to this page is from trying to play a video, with the result that KPhotoAlbum shows you an error box with the different actions it tried before failing. Here is a list of the possible failures:

Finding mime type
Getting a KPart for the mime type
Getting a library for the part
Instantiating Part
Fetching Widget from part

If any of these fails it is very likely that you need to go back up and look carefully at the settings in the previous section. If you see one of these fail, and fix it. Please add a bit of description above to help other users.

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+[[Special:myLanguage/KPhotoAlbum|KPhotoAlbum]] has support for categorizing videos along with its usual support for categorizing images. Getting '''KPhotoAlbum''' to show thumbnails for videos and actually showing the videos can be tricky. This page will give you some hints.  For sound, '''KPhotoAlbum''' uses [[Special:myLanguage/Phonon|Phonon]].  It is possible to change the '''Phonon''' backend, but it is usually better to stick with the backend that your distro has configured.
-The upcoming [[KPhotoAlbum]] has support for categorizing videos along with its usual support for categorizing images. Getting KPhotoAlbum to show thumbnails for videos and actually showing the videos can be tricky. This page will give you some hints.
-==Building Thumbnail Support==
+==Building Thumbnail Support== <!--T:2-->
-KDE has packages for generating the thumbnails for videos. If the correct packages are installed then you should see the thumbnails. Below is a list of packages required for different distributions:
-===Kubuntu/Ubuntu:===
+<!--T:3-->
-Note for Ubuntu users : Ubuntu is a Debian which has been slightly modified (apt-get for example, is the killer-app coming from Debian). So maybe try the Debian advice below if you can&#039;t see videos on your system.
+KDE has packages for generating the thumbnails for videos. If the correct packages are installed then you should see the thumbnails. '''KPhotoAlbum''' uses '''mplayerthumbs''', so you must have this package installed.
-===Debian:===
+<!--T:4-->
-::* libarts1-xine
+{{Note|1=The entry for your distribution may be considerably out of date.  If you are able to add newer information that is a great help to other users.}}
-::* kmplayer-plugin
+Below is a list of packages required for different distributions:
-Note : if I install [[Kaffeine]] in addition, then KPA opens a black screen with just the sound for the video, and next time I open the search dialog, KPA crashes violently. Simply removing (apt-get remove kaffeine --purge) Kaffeine worked just fine for me.
+===Kubuntu/Ubuntu:=== <!--T:5-->
-(In Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy, it&#039;s kmplayer-konq-plugins that you need to make video playable.)
+<!--T:6-->
+{{Note|Ubuntu is a Debian which has been slightly modified ('''apt-get''' for example, is the killer-app coming from Debian). So maybe try the Debian advice below if you can't see videos on your system.}}
-===Suse:===
+<!--T:7-->
+In Ubuntu 10.04 the package '''phonon-backend-xine''' along with
+'''libxine1-all-plugins''' appears to be working.
-==Improved Thumbnail Support==
+<!--T:8-->
-The real problem with the thumbnail package which comes with KDE is that they take the first image in the video sequence and uses that as the thumbnail. This is often just an intro screen which do not reveal the content of the video. An alternative is [http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=41180 MPlayerThumbs] which works great with KPhotoAlbum.
+With Ubuntu 10.10 it is worth trying '''phonon-backend-gstreamer''' if the video
+is not good.
-==Showing Videos==
+<!--T:9-->
-KPhotoAlbum will show the videos in the viewer if the right support packages are installed (Again KPhotoAlbum doesn&#039;t do the real work of showing the videos, but relies on the KDE subsystem to do so. Below you can see which package are needed for your system:
+Naturally appropriate codecs must also be installed.
-===(K)Ubuntu===
+===Debian:=== <!--T:10-->
+<!--T:11-->
+Required:
+* libarts1-xine
+* kmplayer-plugin
+==Showing Videos== <!--T:12-->
+<!--T:13-->
+'''KPhotoAlbum''' will show the videos in the viewer if the right support packages are installed (Again '''KPhotoAlbum''' doesn't do the real work of showing the videos, but relies on the KDE subsystem to do so). Below you can see which package are needed for your system:
+===(K)Ubuntu=== <!--T:14-->
+<!--T:15-->
 See [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats Setting up Restricted formats]
-==Still Doesn&#039;t Play Videos?==
-If you believe you have all the right packages installed, and it still doesn&#039;t play videos, then itis time to check your KDE configuration.
-Open up [[Konqueror]], choose Settings-&gt;Configure Konqueror and choose the File Association tab. Open up the video branch, and choose the item you can&#039;t get working (e.g mpeg). The screen show now show a tab widget for configuring that item. First check that the extention you have in mind is listed in the Filename Patterns.
+==Still Doesn't Play Videos?== <!--T:16-->
+<!--T:17-->
+If you believe you have all the right packages installed, and it still doesn't play videos, then it is time to check your KDE configuration.
+<!--T:18-->
+Open up [[Special:myLanguage/Konqueror|Konqueror]], choose <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> File Associations tab</menuchoice>. Open up the <menuchoice>Video</menuchoice> branch, and choose the item you can't get working (e.g '''mpeg'''). The screen now shows a tab widget for configuring that item. First check that the extension you have in mind is listed in the Filename Patterns.
+<!--T:19-->
+[[Image:Kphotoalbum_fileformat.jpg|center]]
-[[Image:Kphotoalbum_fileformat.jpg]]
+<!--T:20-->
+Next choose the <menuchoice>Embedding tab</menuchoice>, and check that it shows any services in the "Service Preference Order" listbox.
-Next choose the Embedding tab, and check that it shows any services in the Service Preference Order listbox.
+<!--T:21-->
+[[Image:Kphotoalbum_embedding.jpg|center]]
-[[Image:Kphotoalbum_embedding.jpg]]
+== What Do the Errors Really Mean?== <!--T:22-->
-== What Do the Errors Really Mean?==
+<!--T:23-->
-One way to get to this page is from trying to play a video, with the result that KPhotoAlbum shows you an error box with the different actions it tried before failing. Here is a list of the errors:
+One way to get to this page is from trying to play a video, with the result that '''KPhotoAlbum''' shows you an error box with the different actions it tried before failing. Here is a list of the possible failures:
-::* Finding mime type
+<!--T:24-->
-::* Getting a KPart for the mime type
+* Finding mime type
-::* Getting a library for the part
+* Getting a KPart for the mime type
-::* Instantiating Part
+* Getting a library for the part
-::* Fetching Widget from part
+* Instantiating Part
+* Fetching Widget from part
-If any of these fails it is very likely that you need to go back up and look carefully at the settings in the previous section. If you see one of these fail, and fix it. Please add a bit of description above.
+<!--T:25-->
+If any of these fails it is very likely that you need to go back up and look carefully at the settings in the previous section. If you see one of these fail, and fix it. Please add a bit of description above to help other users.
+<!--T:26-->
 [[Category:Graphics]]
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