[asterisk-users] ast_writefile: No such format 'h261', yet h261 is the only video format that works.

[Eric Wieling]

H.323 is a communications protocol like SIP.   H261 is a codec like ulaw or gsm.      You do not need H323 unless you are using the H323 protocol INSTEAD of SIP.

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David Woodfall
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 1:37 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] ast_writefile: No such format 'h261', yet h261 is the only video format that works.

On (21/03/14 13:28), Adrian Serafini <wealwildwon at wombit.com> put forth the proposition:
>
>>If h261 is checked in ekiga's video format list I have video, and
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>>[Mar 21 16:25:32] WARNING[31818][C-00000010]: file.c:1241
>>ast_writefile: No such format 'h261'
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>Ekiga can do SIP.  Maybe try that?  And set/prioritize the codec in 
>ekiga to desired codec, not h261.

I am using SIP. I've tried all sorts of ordering/checking/unchecking.
The problem seems to be related to not having h323 installed.

-Dave