Ubuntu
xvidcap package

Error Creating child process

Bug #285921 reported by arky
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xvidcap

On using 'Make Video' or 'Edit current video' icon the program warns 'There was an error creating the child process for this terminal'

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 19 18:49:11 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: xvidcap 1.1.6-0.1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/User Name/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xvidcap
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

Tags: apport-bug
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arky (arky) wrote :
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arky (arky) wrote :

$ apt-cache policy xvidcap
xvidcap:
  Installed: 1.1.7-0.2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.1.7-0.2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.7-0.2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ lsb_release -a
/usr/bin/lsb_release:81: DeprecationWarning: the sets module is deprecated
  import sets
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty

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arky (arky) wrote :

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Justin Watt (justincwatt) wrote :

Apparently the problem appears to be the default preferences for Multi-Frame Capture Commands. The Edit Command is set to:

x-terminal-emulator -e "echo none specified; echo hit enter to dismiss; read"

I'm guessing this should be ffmpeg or something.

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