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Newer page: version 14 Last edited on Sunday, July 24, 2005 5:29:53 pm by AristotlePagaltzis
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-[Totem | http://www.hadess .net /totem.php3 ] is a MediaPlayer which can use either the [Xine] or [GStreamer] video libraries as a backend. 
+[Totem|http://www.gnome .org/projects /totem/ ] is the official movie player of the [GNOME] DesktopEnvironment, and can use either the [Xine] or [GStreamer] libraries as a backend. 
  
-[Totem]'s major strength over its competitors is its sane [GUI]. Contrast [Xine], whose interface is such a disaster it should convince people that "skinning" is a huge misfeature. Tring to imitate the operation of analog devices doesn't help usability either. Jamie Zawinski's [rant | http://www.jwz.org/doc/linuxvideo.html] about Linux video player usability is harsh, but valid. 
+[Totem]'s major strength over other MediaPlayer~s is its sane [GUI]. Contrast [Xine], whose interface is such a disaster it should convince people that "skinning" is a huge misfeature. Trying to imitate the operation of analog devices doesn't help usability either. Jamie Zawinski's [rant | http://www.jwz.org/doc/linuxvideo.html] about [ Linux] video player usability is harsh, but valid. 
  
-If totem-gstreamer won't play your [DivX] files, try installing the ffmpeg plugin. This may be patent-encumbered in some countries, so your distribution might not distribute it in their CD images. If you use Ubuntu Hoary,  
-__ gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg__ is apparently in Universe.  
- If you use Debian Sarge, [get it here|http://pkg-gnome.alioth.debian.org/debian/pool/g/gst-ffmpeg/gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg_.8.2-1_i386.deb]. 
+If totem-gstreamer won't play your [DivX] files, try installing the ffmpeg plugin. This may be patent-encumbered in some countries, so your distribution might not distribute it in their [ CD] images. If you use [ Ubuntu] Hoary, <tt> gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg</tt> is apparently in Universe. If you use [ Debian] Sarge, [get it here | http://pkg-gnome.alioth.debian.org/debian/pool/g/gst-ffmpeg/gstreamer0.8-ffmpeg_.8.2-1_i386.deb]. 
  
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- See also:  
-* AsSeenOnSlashdot: [GStreamer - Where We Are and Where We Are Going | http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5648]  
-* The SlashDot article: [The Full Story on GStreamer | http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/13/2043223] 
+! See also:  
+* [GStreamer - - Where We Are and Where We Are Going | http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5648]  
+* [The Full Story on GStreamer | http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/13/2043223]