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Tag: Video files

Opera on Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 won’t play videos – Simple Fix

Posted on July 15, 2020 | by Chalkie | 2 Comments on Opera on Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 won’t play videos – Simple Fix

If you install Opera on Ubuntu 18.04 (or 16.04) it all works – except for video playback. When you first install Opera (or upgrade Ubuntu) You (or at least I) get this:

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Reducing Video File Size

Posted on February 16, 2018 | by Chalkie | Leave a Comment on Reducing Video File Size

Here’s my personal notes (wordpressed up) on reducing video file size using tools on an Ubuntu Linux Distro.

Last post (here) I showed how to change the format of video files from (say) mp4 to (say) mpg. That’s all fine for converting files. But what if you want to crush down your mp4 or mpg file and make it smaller?

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