Can't play QuickTime RLE in Ubuntu 14.04

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.

1 Answer

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.

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Try playing with Xine