Ogg Theora question

[Nathan Aubrey]

On Monday 20 August 2007 03:38:51 pm Dazed_75 wrote:
> I just downloaded and tried to run the new LinuxMCE video and once again
> had difficulty with this format.  Here is the msg I get:
>
> The filename "LinuxMCE_0704_Demo_Video_2mbit.ogm" indicates that this file
>
> > is of type "OGM video". The contents of the file indicate that the file
> > is of type "Ogg Theora video". If you open this file, the file might
> > present a security risk to your system.
> >
> > Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received
> > the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to the
> > correct extension for "Ogg Theora video", then open the file normally.
> > Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a specific application
> > for the file.
>
> I've tried opening it with Movie Player, MPlayer Movie Player, and vlc to
> no avail.  The above message is from using the Movie Player default under
> Ubuntu 7.04.  Although the message seems to say I could rename the file to
> use an Ogg Tjheora extension, there is no indication what that would be.
> Besides, although linux now does pay some attention to file extents for
> file types, one does not expect that to be the default behavior.
>
> Any ideas?

Rename it to .ogg and see if that makes a difference. If the file is 
executable Ubuntu will panic. Can you remove the executable bit?

nathan

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