What are Microsoft codecs?

[gilpel at altern.org]

> On 08/08/09 20:17, gilpel at altern.org wrote:
>>>> Sam wrote:
>>>>>            : This package provides FFmpeg-based GStreamer plug-ins.
>>>> Maybe they are there, but they sure don't have the same effect as
>> MPlayer codecs and plug-ins: MPlayer works.
>>> Totem/GStreamer works for me thanks.
>>
>> With WMV, everywhere? Try it here:
>>
>> radio-Canada.ca
>>
>> It worked for nobody when I asked last month.

> Yes it did, with the direct link I gave,
> it was the java confused totem.

Ok, it can read but is confused. You have to find out URLs every time.
MPlayer handles this fine.

Let's hope Totem can fix this, 'cause I'm not very much into finding URLs.