[theora-codecs] I downloaded a file with an ogm extension, what do I do with it?

[Peter Mulholland]

Hello John,

Wednesday, August 27, 2003, 9:20:04 PM, you wrote:

J> Hello, I downloaded a video clip that has an ogm extension and I don't
J> know how to play the clip.  I searched for the extension on a file
J> extension database and traced it to a website where I found this e-mail
J> address.  I would just like to know how to play this video file.  I am
J> using windows, but I have Linux installed as a second OS.  Please help
J> me out if you can.  Thanks!

ogm's are generally a hack whereby DivX or some other video codec is
embedded in the Ogg framework with Vorbis for audio.

If you install the OggDS package (Windows DirectShow components that
allow Ogg streams and Vorbis audio packets to be dealt with by DS) you
should find the movie will play (assuming the video codec used is
installed). I don't know if there are similar solutions on Linux, but
I would imagine so.


-- 
Best regards,
 Peter                            mailto:darkmatter at blueyonder.co.uk

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