This is encouraging.&nbsp; I am trying to install ELAN on Ubuntu 9.04 too.&nbsp; The fobs tip got rid of that error message from my log file, but I still can't get video to show up, or a waveform (audio works, though).&nbsp; Below is (hopefully) the relevant bit of the log file.&nbsp; This was generated when trying to play one of the sample files from the ELAN site.&nbsp; Does anyone know what is causing my problem?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException" lines look worrying to my untrained eye, but I have no real idea what they mean.&nbsp; Or maybe they are harmless?<br>Best wishes,<br>Gareth<br><br>jmmpegv loaded<br>.<br>mediaURL = file:///home/gareth/Downloads/elan-example1.mpg<br>Fobs4JMF - Native shared library found<br>Opening Thread[JMF thread: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@c5e9c[ com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@c5e9c ] ( configureThread),9,system]<br>Fobs Java2DRenderer: setInputFormat<br>Fobs Java2DRenderer: setInputFormat<br>Fobs Java2DRenderer: start<br>Fobs Java2DRenderer: stop<br>Resetting Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.AudioTrack@2d189c,5,system]<br>Opening Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.AudioTrack@2d189c,5,system]<br>Setting position Thread[AWT-EventQueue-0,6,main]<br>Resetting Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.VideoTrack@7e8c4d,3,system]<br>Opening Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.VideoTrack@7e8c4d,3,system]<br>Setting position Thread[AWT-EventQueue-0,6,main]<br>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Requested value 7.9588003 exceeds allowable maximum value 6.0206.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.sound.sampled.FloatControl.setValue(FloatControl.java:195)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.sun.media.sound.DirectAudioDevice$DirectDL$Gain.setValue(DirectAudioDevice.java:889)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.sun.media.renderer.audio.device.JavaSoundOutput.setGain(JavaSoundOutput.java:157)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.sun.media.renderer.audio.JavaSoundRenderer$GCA.setLevel(JavaSoundRenderer.java:202)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.JMFMediaPlayer.setVolume(JMFMediaPlayer.java:587)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ViewerManager2.setMasterMediaPlayer(ViewerManager2.java:211)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.linkedmedia.MediaDescriptorUtil.createMediaPlayers(MediaDescriptorUtil.java:432)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.initElan(ElanFrame2.java:679)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:376)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:392)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:692)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.global.OpenMA.actionPerformed(OpenMA.java:89)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2012)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2335)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:404)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:374)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1688)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1732)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6108)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3276)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5873)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2105)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4469)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2163)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4295)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4461)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4125)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4055)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2149)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4295)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:604)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:275)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:200)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:190)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:185)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:177)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:138)<br>11-Sep-2009 11:45:05 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ExportMediaCA &lt;init&gt;<br>INFO: No media export functionality available<br>Resetting Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.AudioTrack@2d189c,5,system]<br>Opening Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.AudioTrack@2d189c,5,system]<br>Setting position Thread[AWT-EventQueue-0,6,main]<br>Fobs Java2DRenderer: start<br>Fobs Java2DRenderer: stop<br>Resetting Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.VideoTrack@7e8c4d,3,system]<br>Opening Thread[Loop thread: com.omnividea.media.parser.video.VideoTrack@7e8c4d,3,system]<br>Setting position Thread[AWT-EventQueue-0,6,main]<br>11-Sep-2009 11:45:31 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher$LaunchThread run<br>INFO: Launch thread interrupted...<br>11-Sep-2009 11:45:31 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher stop<br>INFO: External launch thread stopped...<br><br><br><br>

The "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException" is indeed worrying. The message "Requested value 7.9588003 exceeds allowable maximum value 6.0206" is less clear then it seems: why would the allowable maximum be 6.0206? And where does the 7.9588003 come from?
This exception is raised when the "gain" is set com.sun.media.renderer.audio.device.JavaSoundOutput.setGain(JavaSoundOutput.java:157)
when the player is created. Is the value taken from some system setting?
But it could still be that the real problem is something else.

-Han