What are Microsoft codecs?

[Frank Murphy (Frankly3D)]

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:
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> radio-Canada.ca
> 
> It worked for nobody when I asked last month.
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Yes it did, with the direct link I gave,
it was the java confused totem.