Video and audio playback too fast
I came across an interesting problem today.
I have just reinstalled my full system of Linux Mint 13 MATE/Cinnamon and all is working well bar one fault – I tried to play a YouTube video and it played back at at least twice the speed. Naturally audio was non-existent too.
My first suspect was the browser, so I tried running a local MP4 file in Gnome Movie Player and ran into the same problem which eliminated the browser or any plugins.
The culprit, as I discovered is Pulse Audio.
I have Pulse Audio Volume Control installed and found the solution straight off – I went into the Configuration tab and set my soundcard configuration to "off".
All videos now work normally as does sound.
I am a complete noob at Linux, but recently blew away Vista on an old machine and replaced it with Linux Mint 13 (Cinnamon). (yeah, I know – it was about time). I found the same video issue you had. Since I’ve only had Linux for a few weeks, I’m still learning how to get around. How do I find the Pulse Audio Volume Control in order to change the configuration. Thank you for any assistance you can provide!
Welcome to the world of Linux, CK!
Pulse Audio Volume Control used to be a default package but for some reason they have now omitted it. To install it, open either Synaptic Package Manager or Software Manager and enter “pavucontrol” (without quotes!). That’ll do the job!
Thanks! Your solution worked perfectly! Thank you for the help!