On 6/26/24 12:37 PM, Tim via users wrote:
Michael Hennebry:
Any ideas?
Samuel Sieb:
I don't. I usually use vlc, but I just tried totem (Videos) and it played anything I tried, include h265.
I found totem rather bad for playing some files, likewise with parole media player (what an awful name for a media player - and it nearly always wants to download some codec, but either can't, or it doesn't help).
Likewise, I tend to use VLC for playing files in general. Or, mpv when double-clicking on single files in a file browser (it's simpler and quicker to start). But if I want to treat the PC as a jukebox, VLC is better for just dropping files onto the playlist and letting it run.
If the original poster might try some other players, it may point some fingers at things to resolve. Some players are more self-contained than others.
I used to have issues with totem for some files, so I was rather surprised when I tested it and it just worked. :-) But it wasn't a very extensive test, just files that were handy that I thought might have issues.