[SOLVED] can't open a video file

nTia89 · 2014-07-21 14:41:58

hi to everybody,

I can't open a video file.

file give me

ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, version 2

file -i give me

video/mp4; charset=binary

mediainfo-gui give me more and more info....

I tried with vlc, mpv but with no luck

do you have any tip to open (or convert it into a working format) this file?

thank you

Last edited by nTia89 (2014-08-12 12:45:43)

karol · 2014-07-21 14:54:07

Post the output of mpv, vlc etc.

nTia89 · 2014-07-21 15:27:54

sure, vlc doesn't print anything
while mpv doesit: http://pastebin.com/1bYegH2Z

Trilby · 2014-07-21 15:48:32

Do you have [extra]/x264 installed? It is a dependecy of mplayer, but not (it seems) of vlc or mpv - the mpv output says this is h264 encoded, so that library will be required.

Last edited by Trilby (2014-07-21 15:48:58)

nTia89 · 2014-07-21 16:03:10

Trilby wrote:

Do you have [extra]/x264 installed? It is a dependecy of mplayer, but not (it seems) of vlc or mpv - the mpv output says this is h264 encoded, so that library will be required.

Yes, I have it

Gusar · 2014-07-21 16:22:36

Trilby wrote:

Do you have [extra]/x264 installed? It is a dependecy of mplayer, but not (it seems) of vlc or mpv - the mpv output says this is h264 encoded, so that library will be required.

x264 is an encoder only, it has no relevance for playback.

@nTia89: I'd say the file is just plain broken. If you downloaded it, try downloading it again. If you made it yourself, something went wrong somewhere, so create it again.

emeres · 2014-07-21 16:44:53

What ffmpeg do you use? One from the aur repositories maybe? If so, try rebuilding and reinstalling it.

nTia89 · 2014-07-21 17:05:28

no, ffmpeg from extra

and yes, it's downloaded but if it's corrupt or incomplete I should be able anyway to open it, no?

emeres · 2014-07-21 17:11:12

You could try to convert [parts of] it with ffmpeg. If it is legal and nothing nasty, can you provide a link? Are you certain this is not a fake or an archived porn movie? By the way, did you run vlc in a terminal? I cannot imagine it would not output anything.

Last edited by emeres (2014-07-21 17:12:24)

nTia89 · 2014-07-21 17:19:33

how can I convert it?

you're right, I execute vlc with debug mode and this is the output: http://pastebin.com/S8d5CmjG

Last edited by nTia89 (2014-07-21 17:24:11)

emeres · 2014-07-21 17:27:06

ffmpeg -i inputfile -acodec copy outputfile.mp4
ffmpeg -i inputfile -ss startingtime -t duration -acodec copy outputfile.mp4
man ffmpeg # for more information especially on vcodec

This might be futile however, if the file is heavily corrupted or damaged. From what I understand vlc does not recognize it either. I would try to unpack it (zip,rar,7z).

Last edited by emeres (2014-07-21 17:34:00)

nTia89 · 2014-07-21 18:47:27

ffmpeg can't start to convert it with these errors: http://pastebin.com/YKgyjMLb
and neither file-roller, unrar or 7z can extract it

emeres · 2014-07-22 22:20:17

Try an online video converter or one of the tools for windows run through wine. Maybe a windows players could open this? Last resort would be hexedit.

Is this really worth it though? If the video is on the net in one form or another, there should be another version of it.

nTia89 · 2014-07-23 07:32:26

I give a try with the list you linked:
-I tryied with Hybrid (from linux) but I get this error:

Hybrid: homepage
Forum: public forum
Regarding problems please read: needed infos
Donate: via PayPal
Current defaultOutputPath: is empty!
  Set it under Config->Path
Finished initialization, finished after 2.083s

Filtering input files,..
Analysing 1 input files,...
analyzing: file.xxx
 checking a/v ids in ffmpeg,...
  analyzing file.xxx
 grabbing audio ids for: /home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx
 -> audio ids found: 0
 analyzing audio streams...
  analyzing audio stream: 0
   analyzing audio stream with mplayer
   grabbing audio data and delay infos with MediaInfo for /home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx
 grabbing video ids for: file.xxx
  -> video ids found: 0
 analyzing video streams...
  analyzing video stream: 0
MediaInfo found no length info!
 -> Analysis will now use ffmpeg.
  analyzing file.xxx
ffmpeg video analysis for /home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx finished
starting auto routines for source number: 1
 -> finished auto routines for source number 1.
Input is completely analysed,...
Creating jobs for 1 sources,...
 -> Creating jobs for source 1,...
 -> Generating calls for: /home/mattia/Downloads/test.mp4
  createJobs for /home/mattia/Downloads/test.mp4
   optimizing the subJobs
  added new job with id 09_27_39_3710

Starting Main@09:27:39.425:
"/usr/bin/MP4Box" -raw  "/home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx" -out "/tmp/test_09_27_39_3710_01.avc"
finished after 00:00:00.123 with exitCode 1
-> 09_27_39_3710_01_video crashed:ERROR: /tmp/test_09_27_39_3710_01.avc was not created!
Job 09_27_39_3710 finished!
Filtering input files,..
Analysing 1 input files,...
analyzing: file.xxx
 checking a/v ids in ffmpeg,...
  analyzing file.xxx
 grabbing audio ids for: /home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx
 -> audio ids found: 0
 analyzing audio streams...
  analyzing audio stream: 0
   analyzing audio stream with mplayer
   grabbing audio data and delay infos with MediaInfo for /home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx
 grabbing video ids for: file.xxx
  -> video ids found: 0
 analyzing video streams...
  analyzing video stream: 0
MediaInfo found no length info!
 -> Analysis will now use ffmpeg.
  analyzing file.xxx
ffmpeg video analysis for /home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx
starting auto routines for source number: 1
 -> finished auto routines for source number 1.
Input is completely analysed,...

Starting Main@09:29:45.213:
"/usr/bin/MP4Box" -raw  "/home/mattia/Downloads/file.xxx" -out "/tmp/test_09_27_39_3710_01.avc"
finished after 00:00:00.074 with exitCode 1
-> 09_27_39_3710_01_video crashed:ERROR: /tmp/test_09_27_39_3710_01.avc was not created!
Job 09_27_39_3710 finished!

- with K-lite-codec-pack mega on winz
- with YAMB on winz I get:

Invalid IsoMedia File

- with vlc on winz
without results!

EDIT:
googling a bit I try this program, but without results, again

[mattia@arch-dekstop Downloads]$ MP4Box -info file.xxx 
[iso file] Read Box "stbl" failed (Invalid IsoMedia File)
[iso file] Read Box "minf" failed (Invalid IsoMedia File)
[iso file] Read Box "mdia" failed (Invalid IsoMedia File)
[iso file] Read Box "trak" failed (Invalid IsoMedia File)
[iso file] Read Box "moov" failed (Invalid IsoMedia File)
Error opening file file.xxx: Invalid IsoMedia File

instead Avidemux crashdirectly when I try to open the file!

Last edited by nTia89 (2014-07-23 09:59:32)

mrunion · 2014-07-23 18:28:14

Reading those logs, it appears the file is corrupted. Things like:

:
mp4 warning: corrupted chunk table
:
main error: option sub-original-fps does not exist
:

You never sent a link to the file, so we cannot test it for you.

nTia89 · 2014-07-23 18:53:44

yes, I know, only because I found that file it in my home....I haven't downloaded it intentionally and I think it was inside another zip

nTia89 · 2014-08-12 12:45:05

It's time to mark this thread as [SOLVED]

The indicted file is definitively broken/corrupted as I find the original source, redownloaded and played fine it...this time

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