Well it looks as though the bomb-out was caused by something else. The list of files needed to Gstreamer from wxMediaCtrl *or* Perl seems to be:

gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
libgstreamer0.10-0
libgstreamer-perl
libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
gstreamer0.10-x
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
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The following code then runs on Windows and Linux:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w -- 

use Wx 0.15 qw[:allclasses];
use strict;

package MyFrame;

use Wx qw[:everything];
use base qw(Wx::Frame);
use strict;

sub new {
    my( $self, $parent, $id, $title, $pos, $size, $style, $name ) = @_
+;


    $style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE     unless defined $style;

    $self = $self->SUPER::new( undef, wxID_ANY, "Draw/Video Controls",
+ wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, "" );
    $self->SetTitle("Draw/Video Controls");
    
#    Define parents of split
    $self->{Ctl_Post_Exam_Videos_Sizer_2} = Wx::BoxSizer->new(wxVERTIC
+AL);        # Top-level left-hand sizer (contains media)


# wxMEDIABACKEND_DIRECTSHOW     Use ActiveMovie/DirectShow. Requires w
+xUSE_DIRECTSHOW to be enabled, requires linkage with the static libra
+ry strmiids.lib, and is available on Windows Only.
# wxMEDIABACKEND_QUICKTIME     Use QuickTime. Windows and Mac Only. NO
+TE: On Mac Systems lower than OSX 10.2 this defaults to emulating win
+dow positioning and suffers from several bugs, including not working 
+correctly embedded in a wxNotebook.
# wxMEDIABACKEND_MCI         Use Media Command Interface. Windows Only
+.
# wxMEDIABACKEND_GSTREAMER    Use GStreamer. Unix Only. 
# wxMEDIABACKEND_WMP10        Windows Media Player 9 or 10
# wxMEDIABACKEND_REALPLAYER    Realplayer
# Blank             Allow to choose own player

    $self->{Ctl_Videos_Media}= Wx::MediaCtrl->new( $self, wxID_ANY, ''
+, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,0,  );
    $self->{Ctl_Videos_Media}->Show( 1 );
    $self->{Ctl_Videos_Media}->ShowPlayerControls(wxMEDIACTRLPLAYERCON
+TROLS_DEFAULT);
                                # or wxMEDIACTRLPLAYERCONTROLS_NONE
                                # wxMEDIACTRLPLAYERCONTROLS_STEP
                                # wxMEDIACTRLPLAYERCONTROLS_VOLUME
                                # wxMEDIACTRLPLAYERCONTROLS_DEFAULT

    $self->{Ctl_Post_Exam_Videos_Sizer_2}->Add( $self->{Ctl_Videos_Med
+ia}, 1, wxEXPAND|wxALL, 5  );

    $self->{button} = Wx::Button->new( $self, -1, 'Load a media file' 
+);
    $self->{Ctl_Post_Exam_Videos_Sizer_2}->Add($self->{button}, 0, 0, 
+0);

    $self->SetSizer($self->{Ctl_Post_Exam_Videos_Sizer_2});
    $self->Layout();
    Wx::Event::EVT_MEDIA_LOADED( $self, $self->{Ctl_Videos_Media}, \&o
+n_media_loaded );
    Wx::Event::EVT_BUTTON( $self, $self->{button}, \&on_media_load );

    return $self;
}
sub on_media_loaded {
    my( $self, $event ) = @_;

    Wx::LogMessage( 'Media loaded, start playback' );
    $self->{Ctl_Videos_Media}->Play;
}

sub on_media_load {
    my( $self, $event ) = @_;

    my $file = Wx::FileSelector( 'Choose a media file' );
    if( length( $file ) ) {
        $self->{Ctl_Videos_Media}->LoadFile( $file );
    }
}
package main;

unless(caller){
    local *Wx::App::OnInit = sub{1};
    my $app = Wx::App->new();
    Wx::InitAllImageHandlers();

    my $frame_1 = MyFrame->new();

    $app->SetTopWindow($frame_1);
    $frame_1->Show(1);
    $app->MainLoop();
}
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Regards

Steve

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