Can't play QuickTime RLE in Ubuntu 14.04

Question

I frequently create videos from png sequences using avconv by running:

avconv -r 24 -i images%6d.png -vcodec qtrle video.mov

Since I've upgraded to 14.04 I cannot play back them any more. Not with totem, not with mplayer.

totem show only the first frame, and nothing happens when I press play.

mplayer reports:

Dropping frame with size not matching configured size
Too many buffered pts

Same videos play fine with totem on 13.10.

Elder Geek · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-02T23:20:15.933

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I believe that support is included in Ubuntu Restricted Extras available for installation through the software center.

It seems like something went awry with mplayer between svn36171 and svn36210.

Try playing with Xine

edited May 02 '14 at 23:20

answered May 02 '14 at 23:13

Elder Geek

xine works, mplayer svn37182 too. – shinjin May 03 '14 at 00:22
Installing Ubuntu Restricted Extras doesn't help totem. – shinjin May 03 '14 at 00:53
@shinjin As I recall totem uses gstreamer plugins – Elder Geek May 03 '14 at 01:02

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